Attacks aimed at mobile devices are progressing much more rapidly than any attacks ever waged against PCs. Organizations are in danger if they don't pay attention, says anti-phishing expert Dave Jevans.
One banking association is lobbying to have merchants held more accountable for attacks against their networks and systems that breach card data. But will their efforts convince Congress?
The UK government pledges at Infosecurity Europe to help businesses improve cybersecurity. But it's going to take more than vouchers and training to address Europe's top threats to security and privacy.
The Boston Marathon tragedy is yet another reminder to organizations to develop alternative ways to communicate with employees during such emergencies. Otherwise, they could put their organizations' continuity plans at risk.
As part of their mobile security strategies, healthcare organizations must remember not to neglect issues involved with medical devices used for patient care, says privacy expert Peter Swire, a former presidential adviser.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's initial move to the cloud has focused on infrastructure services and productivity platforms, including moving 22,000 EPA e-mail users to the cloud.
The potential loss of experienced personnel could lead to a shortage of skilled employees and place a greater burden on the existing cybersecurity staff, as well as seriously affect the daily operations of the federal government.
Kaspersky Lab has identified a new spear-phishing attack involving a Trojan designed to target Android devices. Researcher Kurt Baumgartner says organizations need to be prepared for more mobile malware attacks.
For the second straight quarter, U.S. government statistics indicate that unemployment exists within the IT security profession. But even the government doesn't consider its numbers gospel.
The Army inspector general took to task the Army chief information officer, Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, for not assuring that thousands of commercially acquired smart phones and tablets were properly secured.
The FTC puts the onus on application developers to protect their organization's sensitive data by mandating the use of "reasonable" data security practices. What does this mandate mean in practice?
The Department of Veterans Affairs is weighing legal issues before accommodating BYOD as it prepares to ramp up use of mobile devices. Meanwhile, it's inching forward with the rollout of a mobile device management system.
A major hurdle preventing companies from adopting new technologies is information security, says IBM's Dan Hauenstein, who outlines strategies organizations can take to overcome the barrier.
The main takeaway from a House hearing this past week was that the biggest information security problem most small business operators face is that they're unaware they have an IT security problem.
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