New guidance from the PCI Security Standards Council about the risks associated with virtualized systems aims to help merchants proactively evaluate security before they leap into new deployments.
Senate Sergeant at Arms confirms the attack occurred over the weekend and has ordered a review of all Senate computer sites. Hackers' cryptic message suggests they don't like military's intent to use force to combat cyberattacks.
The PCI Security Standards Council's new guidance on virtualization in the payments space aims to provide best practices for securing the payments chain's virtual platforms and appliances.
CEO Jack Tretton didn't minimize the breach, grouping Sony with others that have been hacked in recent weeks. "If you read the newspapers, you realize that there are companies being bombarded with people trying to hack them all the time."
If you need one more reason to take additional steps to prevent health information breaches, here's something to consider. An attorney argues that if breaches, and their high costs, are not brought under control, "I think where we are headed is to an insurance crisis."
Some organizations hesitate to involve law enforcement in their breach investigations for fear that exposing the hack would cost them their reputations and money. A Justice Department contingent tells a gathering of lawyers why that impression is wrong.
A California physician group practice has notified nearly 16,000 patients of a health information breach stemming from the theft of 19 new computers from clinics in Pasadena and Long Beach.
A new federal suit against Michaels claims the crafts retailer, hit by a POS skimming scheme in May, took too long to notify customers after it learned of the breach that affected stores in 20 U.S. states.
With so much critical information being exchanged today via e-mail, now is the time to deploy next-generation e-mail encryption solutions, says Bob Janacek, CTO and founder of DataMotion.
David Navetta, an attorney who specializes in IT security and privacy, says the magistrate's recommendation, if accepted by the judge, could set an interesting legal precedent about the security banks are expected to provide for commercial customers.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., is attempting to determine how many patient records a fired employee, now charged with felony larceny, was hoarding.
An Alabama woman has been charged with violating HIPAA following allegations that she stole identifying information on about 4,500 patients from Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham.
It's clear that major data breaches have become not just a topic of mainstream news, but they're occurring with such frequency and potential devastation that they're almost deserving of a 24-hour news desk.
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