Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

The campaign of Norm Coleman, the Minnesota Republican senator locked in a vicious recount battle to retain his seat, told political donors on Wednesday that they should cancel their credit cards after financial information of contributors was posted online.

Google Docs, a web-based word processor, experienced a glitch that shared documents without permission.

Computer systems that are already infected by the Conficker worm are being pushed a new component that kills protective security processes.

President Obama has appointed the first-ever federal chief information officer.

An organization that sells consumer information, including names, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and credit histories, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to properly screen potential customers, leading to the sale of at least 318 reports to ID thieves.

Financial fraud last year caused 7.5 percent of all adults in the United States to lose money, largely because of data breaches.

An unprecedented health care common security framework seeks to raise patient trust, while enabling organizations to more effectively meet compliance mandates -- especially as they move toward electronic records.