Data Security

Microsoft late Friday issued a security advisory confirming the existence of an unpatched vulnerability that affects web applications built on ASP.NET.

Should violations of corporate computer use policy be a federal crime, asks Charles Jeter, ESET cybercrime investigator.

With colleges and universities back in session, campus IT departments can take a page out of the enterprise playbook to help them deal with the unique security challenges facing academia.

A device containing the personal information of thousands of faculty and staff members at Rice University in Houston was recently stolen.

One of the leaders of a cybercriminal gang that hacked into payment services provider RBS WorldPay and stole $9 million has received a six-year suspended sentence in Russia, according to reports.

The personal information belonging to thousands of New York college students was stored on a computer that was stolen.

Yet another data breach notification law at the federal level has been introduced into the U.S. Congress.

Security professionals must consider all the options available to them to secure cardholder data.