Endpoint/Device Security

Letters have gone out to patients of Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., after their personal information was exposed when a laptop was stolen from the car of a contractor.

Bringing together two separate pieces of security research reveals vulnerability to cybercrime on an alarming scale.

While progress against security threats has been made, attackers are targeting new vulnerabilities, such as those found in mobile devices, according to the annual IBM X-Force study.

Enterprises are being exposed to multiple operating systems, models and operators - requiring IT teams to support the safe deployment of personal devices used for work purposes.

Security giant Symantec on Tuesday acquired Nukona, a privately held provider of mobile application management solutions, for an undisclosed amount.

Stephen Cobb, security evangelist at ESET, discusses the hot topics at this year's RSA Conference 2012, including BYOD, attacks on social networks, and resource challenges in today's economy.

Tom Reilly, VP and general manager of HP Enterprise Security Products, discusses the issues facing the security industry today including targeted attacks, managing big data, and how bring-your-own-device also raises issues with mobile computing.

Criminals are lessening their reliance on the PC. The latest proof is a rogue Android application that seeks to steal Spanish banking credentials through a man-in-the-middle-style attack.