In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a breach at Educause that exposed hashed passwords, and a theft at Crescent Healthcare's billing center that involved patient data.
The big, external breaches get the headlines, but the insider crimes are doing significant financial damage, says Tim Ryan of Kroll Advisory Solutions. How can organizations address the insider threat?
Your organization has been attacked or threatened, and you can trace the actor. Should you "hack back" in response? Two noted information security and privacy attorneys discuss the merits of active defense.
The Department of Health and Human Services is working with private sector healthcare groups, such as HITRUST, to facilitate more sharing of cybersecurity threats and remedies, says HHS' CISO.
CISOs looking for a way to build credibility with senior executives - and win funding for important projects - need to drop the "just say no" approach and build a reputation as a team player, says security professor Ray Davidson.
More than merely a phishing incident, a targeted attack is part of an advanced persistent threat. How can organizations defend against these attacks? Kevin Epstein of Proofpoint offers insight.
Our RSA panel features the NIST thought-leader responsible for its information risk publications along with top IT security practitioners who take NIST guidance and make it work. See how they do it.
The number of individuals affected by health data breaches substantially declined in 2012, the federal tally shows. Find out what experts say about emerging threats for the year ahead.
The National Credit Union Administration is the second federal regulator to issue a warning about fraud risks linked to DDoS. One legal expert says banking institutions must heed the warning.
How do we lessen the risks posed by mobile devices and their apps, along with direct access provided to proprietary corporate data and networks? Here are five clear, actionable ways to mitigate your risks.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a network intrusion compromising customers of a New York utility company and a laptop stolen from a hospice employee's car.
Seven banking institutions that are seeking recovery of losses suffered after Heartland's 2008 breach have appealed a lower court's dismissal of their negligence claims against the N.J. processor.
Security researchers warned Internet users against visiting NBC.com, saying that hackers added links to the Citadel malware on the U.S. TV network website.
IT security provider Mandiant issues a comprehensive report documenting how a Chinese army unit has for years been hacking into the computers of businesses and governments in mostly English-speaking nations, especially the United States.
Bashas' network attack highlights how PCI compliant companies can still be breached. So what steps should merchants take to ensure better security, and how should banks help them?
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