The UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) suffered the largest data breach in its history when a former employee offered to give sensitive information he had taken from Ofcom to his new employer.
Security professionals like Symantec's Senior Director of IoT Brian Witten are losing considerable sleep trying to help organizations protect the Internet of Things.
Home Depot has created a $19.5 million fund to settle a class action suit related to the 2014 breach that affected about 56 million of the home improvement chain's customers.
Rosen Hotels & Resorts announced that its seven Orlando, Fla. properties have suffered a payment card data breach that went undiscovered for well over a year.
Premier Healthcare, a Bloomington, Indiana-based healthcare provider, suffered a data breach when a thief stole a laptop containing patient information from the company's billing department.
It may be a tired mantra for those dealing with the prospect of data breaches - "It's not if, it's when" - but it's no less true today. Breaches come fast and furiously, often without warning.
Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Forum (EFF) yesterday came out swinging against the Privacy Shield, the intended successor to the recently invalidated EU-U.S. Safe Harbor agreement.
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