"Security as a business enabler" was the mantra echoing through the recently concluded 2014 Infosecurity Europe conference in London, a message that should have been heeded by top executives at retailer Target last year.
The resignation of Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel reflects a shift in corporate thinking about cybersecurity, raising new questions about whether CEOs should be held accountable for data breaches.
IBM on May 5 announced the launch of new enterprise cybersecurity products and services to address advanced persistent threats, zero-day attacks and data breaches. Find out the latest offerings.
Gregg Steinhafel has resigned as Target CEO following a data breach last year that exposed 40 million credit and debit card accounts and personal information on 70 million customers.
On the day Target's CEO resigned in the aftermath of a massive data breach, the Ponemon Institute issued its 2014 Cost of Data Breach Study, which Chairman Larry Ponemon says helps explain why CEOs should be more involved in breach preparedness and response.
A White House working group exploring big data and privacy has proposed that Congress enact a national data breach notification law and strengthen the government's role in cybersecurity.
Microsoft has issued a fix for the Internet Explorer bug, including an update for Windows XP users. The update repairs a vulnerability in the browser that could allow hackers to gain control of a user's computer.
Scores of banking/security leaders gathered at the SF Fraud Summit to learn from the nation's leading experts on topics such as account takeover, big data analytics, insider risks and payment card fraud.
A new study from Neustar shows DDoS attacks in the United Kingdom are often used as a smoke screen for malware attacks or theft, says security specialist Susan Warner.
Faced with a vulnerability that exposes Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser to a zero-day exploit involved in recent targeted attacks, CISOs need to take prompt action, security specialists say. Learn the steps they recommend.
Target on April 29 announced the appointment of a new CIO and described its new security initiatives in the wake of last year's massive breach that compromised 40 million credit card numbers.
The recent Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report notes more than 16,000 incidents in the past year where sensitive information was unintentionally exposed. "Nearly every incident involves some element of human error," the report notes.
The fact that the U.S. federal government would, under some circumstances, exploit software vulnerabilities to attack cyber-adversaries didn't perturb a number of IT security providers attending the 2014 Infosecurity Europe conference in London.
AOL is investigating a data breach that involved unauthorized access to information about a "significant number of user accounts." Learn what information was exposed.
Following news of a serious zero-day exploit impacting several versions of Internet Explorer, the Department of Homeland Security is urging the use of other Web browsers until the issue has been remediated.
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