Data Security

Former HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr has withdrawn from a scheduled appearance at the DEFCON conference after being threatened with legal action, according to a report.

Records containing the personal health information of thousands of Ontario citizens who participated in the province's colon cancer screening program may have gone missing.

An insurance expert said the case may set precedent for whether a general liability policy can extend to breach-related expenses.

Despite arrests earlier this week, two hacking groups said they are in possession of multiple gigabytes of sensitive information belonging to NATO and two Rupert Murdoch-owned newspapers.

Another federal data breach notification bill has cleared a U.S. House subcommittee, but both parties are clashing over what constitutes personal information.

Oracle on Tuesday released its quarterly critical patch update to address 78 vulnerabilities, touching all of its product lines.

The FBI has rounded up more than a dozen Anonymous members who demonstrated their support for WikiLeaks last December by launching DDoS attacks against PayPal's website.

In one of the largest health care data breaches this year, a computer containing hundreds of thousands of patient records was stolen from South Carolina's Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.