Compliance Management

It takes reinforcement to drive home a security message.

Easing the burden of security and compliance must come from all participants in the retail environment.

If an organization is going to successfully protect its data, it must aim for preventing a breach, not passing an audit.

Fourteen U.S. privacy groups have written to Eric Schmidt arguing that Google is breaking Californian law by not including a link to its privacy policy on its homepage.

The social networking site has been hit by a legal complaint that claims it has failed to gain users' permission to distribute their information.

June 30 marks an important date for any company that takes online credit card payments. On that date, a section of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) becomes mandatory. The transition shows that web application security is the biggest security threat faced online.

Hospitals and clinics regularly handle thousands of medical records -- as well as other personal information such as patient social security and credit card numbers. Preventing sensitive information from getting into the wrong hands is a huge and complicated challenge for information security professionals.

The number of complaints regarding violations of the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) continue to increase each year in tandem with an increase in breaches of medical records.