Compliance Management

The new legislation would amend the definition of "personal information" under the state's breach notification law.

The U.S. security and privacy researcher was contacted to lend assistance to the government surveillance project. He declined the offer, and decided to expose the email exchanges he had.

The bill would provide consumers nationwide with similar protections already enforced by a California law.

The proposal from two Republican and two Democratic senators requires the director of national intelligence to create a "watch list" of nations suspected of cyber spying.

Privacy concerns are driving Canadians away from smartphone apps and online services.

Aaron Swartz's death inspired Rep. Zoe Lofgren to want to reform the federal anti-hacking law, but some security pros worry this would sterilize a potent enforcement weapon, reports Dan Kaplan.

With data-mining firms harvesting personal information from online activity, privacy advocates, if not yet consumers, are alarmed, reports James Hale.

Arkin will report to Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of technology and corporate development, and he will work in partnership with CIO Gerri Martin-Flickinger.