To avoid the corporate equivalent of the recent celebrity photo dump from iCloud, enterprise security managers must add stronger password, encryption and authentication controls to mobile devices.
In the wake of recent POS breaches, like the one suspected at Home Depot, forensics experts say more banks are taking proactive steps to help merchant clients mitigate their risk of cyber-attacks.
Goodwill Industries International says in an update about a breach affecting about 330 of its stores that approximately 868,000 payment cards were exposed. It also identifies the malware used to compromise a third-party vendor's systems.
Some security experts say a thriving celebrity-photo-theft subculture has long been hacking iCloud, employing techniques that bypass strong passwords and Apple's two-factor authentication system.
Goodwill Industries International has confirmed that a breach of a card processor's systems, which involved malware, affected customers' payment data at more than 330 of its stores in 20 states.
In the aftermath of the recent hacking incident at Community Health Systems, HITRUST, federal agencies and healthcare industry leaders are evaluating ways to improve cyberthreat intelligence sharing.
Cybersecurity isn't the most pressing issue NATO leaders face as they gather in Wales. But they'll tackle how the international alliance defends its member states against cyber-attacks. Deciding how to do that won't be simple.
Private equity firm Veritas Capital will acquire BeyondTrust, a cybersecurity software company, from venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
New point-of-sale malware known as Backoff has been linked to numerous remote-access attacks, putting smaller merchants at greatest risk. This infographic describes what you need to know about this growing threat.
Home improvement retailer Home Depot has confirmed it is working with financial institutions and law enforcement to investigate a possible payment card breach. Learn the latest details.
The FBI and Apple are investigating the release of hundreds of celebrities' nude photographs and videos, which security researchers suspect is tied to compromises of iCloud, Dropbox or other cloud service accounts.
As more organizations consider cyber-insurance coverage in light of high-profile data breaches, it's important that they weigh certain factors to make sure a policy fits their specific needs.
The price tag for resolving the data breach at Community Health Systems that affected 4.5 million patients could potentially exceed $100 million, by some estimates. But how much will cyber-insurance cover?
NIST is revising a map that links its core security controls, SP 800-53, to those published by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO/IEC 27001, to help protect data shared among government agencies and businesses.
2014 has seen an explosion of mobile banking demand and services. But as the channel grows, so do the threats against it. What are today's top threats, and how can institutions offer more secure mobile banking?
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