A California man is facing a maximum of 60 years in prison and a $1.75 million fine after agreeing to plead guilty to using botnets to steal PC users' personal and financial information.
Day-to-day worries about spyware and bots are the No. 1 security concern of IT professionals working for the agencies of the federal government, according to a study released today by Cisco Systems.
Poor implementation planning and a lack of real understanding of compliance requirements doom many companies to compliance project lifecycles of unrealistic expectations, expensive implementations and disappointment in the results.
The body charged with managing and promoting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) announced today it will soon administer another set of merchant guidelines involving secure payment systems.
