Some U.S. federal agencies seem to be going too far in monitoring their employees' communications activities on their government-issued laptop computers.
Banks and the U.S. payments infrastructure are prime targets for international cyberattacks. And it's not just money hackers are after, says Bill Wansley of Booz Allen Hamilton. What else is at risk?
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a stolen laptop affecting patients of Apria Healthcare and gaming company Blizzard reporting a breach of its servers.
In the wake of recent merchant breaches, a new PCI training program aims to enhance point-of-sale security. Which payment card risks does this program address? PCI Council chair Bob Russo explains.
Heartland Payment Systems, which suffered a massive breach in 2009, is working to enhance POS security at the merchant level. What steps is this processor taking, and what role would it like to see card-issuing banks play?
The United Kingdom and the United States are both cracking down on healthcare organizations that have experienced information breaches. But they're taking very different approaches. Which approach will prove most effective?
The United States - and other advanced societies - shouldn't let the reliability of their electric grids lull them into being unprepared for possible massive power outages caused by cyberattacks, cybersecurity expert Harry Raduege says.
Now that Congress has failed to enact significant cybersecurity legislation, President Obama needs to find new ways to secure key government and business IT systems, says Melissa Hathaway, a former top White House cybersecurity adviser.
Senate supporters of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to gain the 60 votes necessary to bring the measure up for a vote, a significant setback for those seeking enactment of a comprehensive cybersecurity law this year. The vote was 52 to 46.
The definition of reasonable security changes over time. And that's something the courts must consider when reviewing legal disputes over fraud liability.
Accretive Health, a Chicago-based billing and collections company, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a Minnesota lawsuit filed following a data breach. Find out all the details.
After a breach, some organizations meet the minimum requirements for notification and then hope for the best. The Utah Department of Health is taking a very different approach that's worthy of imitation.
The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is finally coming up for debate on the Senate floor, and a number of senators say they'll introduce amendments to tweak the bill to their liking.
In the latest update, much was left unsaid about the Global Payments data breach. And if I were a Global customer or card-issuing entity, I'd have some serious follow-up questions.
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