Data Security

The threat posed by politically motivated attackers, known as hacker activists, or hacktivists, is far-reaching, yet authorities are finding it difficult to take down a structurally decentralized movement.

The massive fallout from the breaches of Gawker, Sony and others involving weak password authentication schemes show that the current password system is dead.

The corner offices are finally perking up to the need for security, so now security professionals need to smarten up on how to best reach them.

Until last year, lost and stolen laptops were to blame for the largest percentage of breach types. Now, hacking has claimed the top spot.

The health records of more than 30,000 patients at five California hospitals may have been publicly accessible via search engines due to improper server configurations.

If a data breach occurs, when are companies more likely to be sued by consumers or employees? A Carnegie Mellon University researcher joined me on the SC Magazine Podcast to discuss.

A letter addressed to the stolen email addresses of Stratfor customers claims to be a helpful reminder of malware scams, but is actually bait to spread the Zbot trojan.

The PCI Security Standards Council is planning to soon launch a program where one can certify their expertise in preparing their organizations for PCI assessments.