Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

New breach notification mandates for health care organizations were promulgated this week, just as $1.2 billion became available to facilitate the move to digital medical records.

The most dangerous websites on the web propagate an average of 18,000 different pieces of malware.

Eighty percent of organizations use real data during application testing and development, but most are not confident about their ability to protect it, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Though 83 percent of small businesses are familiar with the PCI DSS, just 62 are compliant, according to a recent survey.

Another top cybersecurity leader has stepped down - news that comes in the wake of similar high-profile government resignations and a still-vacant federal cybersecurity coordinator post.

Fortinet, maker of unified threat management solutions, on Monday announced plans to go public. The Sunnyvale, Calif. company plans an initial public offering (IPO) of up to $100 million in common stock, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Many firms have steered clear of IPOs in recent months, but with the stock market again climbing, that may change, experts said. ArcSight was the last major security company to file for public status. — DK

A much hyped SMS vulnerability in the Apple iPhone has been fixed -- one day after details of the bug were presented at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.