Data Security

A CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) employee lost a USB thumb drive that included personal records belonging to more than 50,000 Medicaid providers nationwide.

A large number of medical documents and files containing private information were found in a dumpster outside of an office complex in Hiram, Ga.

The plaintiffs failed to prove that a 2012 breach caused them financial loss or future harm, despite their claims that publicly posted credentials placed them at greater risk for identity theft.

The company advised its 50 million users on Saturday that it "detected and blocked suspicious activity on the Evernote network that appears to have been a coordinated attempt to access secure areas" of its service.

With almost daily advanced attacks, organizations of all sizes must be at the ready, according to respondents to this year's "Guarding Against a Data Breach" survey. Illena Armstrong reports.

Security incidents at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Zaxby's Franchising, and more.

Entrusting sensitive data to third-parties is a part of doing business, but that doesn't mean organizations should be blindsided by breaches.