Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

A Romanian citizen, with an expired U.S. visa, has been arrested on charges of serving as the "installer" of skimming devices on some 40 ATMs in the New York City area.

It's vital to understand how to talk about security to senior executives in order to prevent a data breach, says Dan Srebnick, CISO of the city of New York.

Data security measures have a long, storied history of meeting their demise on Capitol Hill. But two proposals have the bipartisan support that give them at least a shot at passage in 2012.

Governments need to fight terrorism in ways other than prohibiting the encryption of networks, a technology that is essential to locking down business' private communication.

2011 was marked by a rise in hacktivism, an evolution in cyber crime toolkits, a preponderance of mobile malware -- namely on the Android -- and increased risks in social media. This resulted in "unprecedented public attention to [these] problems," said James Lyne, director of technology strategy at Sophos. In this video, Lyne describes how organizations can use this newfound cyber awareness to best respond to the challenges.

The feature, which is currently available for users in the U.S. Canada, India, and the Philippines, requires a second form of verification beyond a password for any "suspicious" login attempt.

Hackers breached the systems of New York-based food services wholesaler Restaurant Depot, and stole hundreds of thousands of credit and debit card numbers.

With the holidays right around the corner, expect many workers to soon be returning from their breaks with shiny new personal devices, like an iPad, in hand -- and wanting to connect them to the corporate network. IT departments must have a response plan in place.