The line between national security and civilian systems is a blurry one, says Franklin Reeder, a former OMB executive, who co-authored a report identifying ways to cross the line to defend both.
Hacktivists announced Dec. 18 that they planned yet another round of distributed-denial-of-service attacks against five U.S. banks. Wells Fargo confirmed its online banking site experienced outages throughout the day.
A breach that resulted in a $1 million HIPAA settlement led Partners Healthcare in Boston to take many significant steps, including merging its privacy and security efforts, says CISO Jennings Aske. More changes are planned for 2013.
The increase since 2006 in the number of IT security terms found in a new NIST glossary shows the importance of information security in the way we conduct business today.
Eurograbber got banks' attention after compromising out-of-band authentication in Europe. But researchers say it's the knowledge of the hackers behind the attack, not the Trojan, that's most concerning.
A new Congress - the 113th - comes to Washington in January, and the battles over IT security begin anew. Here's my take on how cybersecurity will take shape in 2013.
PNC confirmed its online banking site was bombarded with high volumes of traffic for the second time this week. Meanwhile, banks worldwide are watching and preparing for similar DDoS attacks.
McAfee researchers have uncovered new information about a Gozi variant, which RSA in October named Prinimalka. The Trojan, part of a blitzkrieg-like attack, is expected to hit 30 institutions in spring 2013.
HIPAA compliance audits will resume within about a year once results of a recently completed pilot program are reviewed, says Leon Rodriguez, director of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published new guidance on generating cryptographic keys to help organizations protect their data with secure keys no matter the type of algorithm they choose.
Online outages affecting leading U.S. banking institutions continued Dec. 12, but only U.S. Bank confirmed its site issues were linked to a distributed-denial-of-service attack. Meanwhile, FS-ISAC outlined precautions institutions should take.
As South Carolina officials figure out how to pay for a tax-system breach, lawmakers plan to introduce legislation as a result of the hack. Meanwhile, Gov. Nikki Haley, the face of the state's breach response, is seen unfavorably by a majority of surveyed residents.
In parts of Europe and Asia, privacy legislation took solid steps forward in 2012. In the U.S., however, progress has stalled. Is the U.S. at risk of falling behind when it comes to privacy protection?
A day after Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters announced plans for a second wave of DDoS attacks, SunTrust, Bank of America and PNC experienced intermittent site issues, and U.S. Bank acknowledged the new threat.
While unveiling a new online resource offering mobile device privacy and security tips to help prevent health data breaches, HHS officials also stress the need for annual risk assessments.
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