Data Security

The prescriptive nature of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, often referred to as PCI, can benefit even those companies not processing credit card transactions.

The term "APT" is now becoming synonymous with any form of cyberattack, distracting attention away from the real challenge.

The federal breach notification law, proposed by President Obama, should replace existing state laws.

Cybercriminals are scrapping widespread malicious email campaigns for more targeted attacks, according to a new Cisco report.

Gannett Government Media is the latest high-profile company to sustain a breach, this one exposing the personal information of U.S. military personnel.

Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile platforms are more secure than traditional desktop operating systems though both are still vulnerable to many types of attacks, according to a new report.

Security professionals should find little comfort in the announcement over the weekend that LulzSec was folding up shop following an unprecedented, two-month-long hacking spree that left a trail of disruption and embarrassment across multiple industries.