The hacking of the State Department's unclassified systems, revealed over the weekend, and a similar incident involving a White House network, unveiled last month, are linked, an official says.
The State Department shuttered its unclassified e-mail system over the weekend as a result of a suspected hack, reportedly the same breach that the White House last month said hit its computer system.
Foreign spy agencies have powerful incentives to hack U.S. government IT systems, and that won't change, experts say, as they react to suspected Chinese involvement in the breach of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration websites.
Organizations in all business sectors should take a series of steps to guard against "visual hacking," a low-tech method used to capture sensitive, confidential and private information for unauthorized use.
A Postal Service spokesman says its virtual private network did not cause a recent data breach but doesn't rule out the possibility that hackers might have used it to access USPS systems.
Microsoft has issued a patch to correct a critical vulnerability in Schannel, which encrypts transactions on most Windows platforms. The bug is "concerning" for organizations running the service, some experts say, comparing it to the Heartbleed flaw.
Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry says "it's only fair" that merchants should be responsible for some of the expenses that result when their systems are breached. Now, security experts consider the implications of his comments.
FireEye is warning Apple users about a flaw in which downloaded malicious apps can replace genuine iOS apps, an exploit the security firm is dubbing the "Masque Attack." Experts offer insights on mitigating the threat.
Poor post-breach communication can cause as much damage to a company's reputation as the cyber-incident itself, says Al Pascual, a senior analyst at Javelin Strategy & Research, who will speak at ISMG's Fraud Summit Dallas.
A former South Carolina state employee who pleaded guilty to five felony charges after he sent personal information about more than 228,000 Medicaid recipients to his personal e-mail account won't go to prison. Find out the details.
The FBI is leading an investigation into a breach of employee and customer information at the U.S. Postal Service. Millions of individuals apparently were affected, according to one news report.
The latest details revealed about the Home Depot breach are "eerily" similar to the Target compromise and point to the need for retailers to closely monitor the security measures of their third-party vendors and ramp up breach detection efforts.
Troy Leach of the PCI Security Standards Council says log monitoring is an effective data breach detection tool that, unfortunately, not enough merchants put to use. He explains how upcoming PCI guidance could help with implementation.
Following its massive breach, Target has hired a chief risk and compliance officer reporting directly to the CEO. Analysts say this move could signify the importance cybersecurity has reached within retail organizations.
A hotel booking website hack - resulting in stolen payment cards - triggers a regulator's warning that businesses still need to pay close attention to eliminating SQL injection vulnerabilities from their websites and emphasizing secure coding.
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