Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

Embattled retailer TJX Companies - the parent of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and other well-known outlets - has agreed to a nearly $41 million settlement with Visa.

A rise in international cyberspying will pose the most significant threat to the national security of the United States in 2008, according to a report from anti-virus vendor McAfee.

A just discovered vulnerability in Microsoft's FTP client can allow a malicious user to crash the application via a malware-laced social engineering attack.

Cyberattackers have hijacked thousands of search terms on Google, leading end-users to unexpected malware installations.

Webroot Software, best known for its Spy Sweeper anti-spyware product, is moving into the software as a service (SaaS) market via the acquisition of U.K.-based Email Systems.

Mozilla on Tuesday patched three security holes in its Firefox web browser and SeaMonkey cross-platform suite.

This week's news that Apple's QuickTime media player contains a new and "extremely dangerous" flaw served as a perfect lead-in to the release of the latest SANS Top 20, which lists client-side vulnerabilities among the most dangerous threats facing end-users.

This year's Cyber Monday -- called the largest online shopping day on record by experts -- passed without a major incident.