Don't take at face value the report that the U.S. government believes that North Korea hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment, numerous information security experts say, warning that hacktivists, insiders or other nations could be the culprits.
One day after hackers made a "terror" threat against movie theaters planning to show the upcoming film "The Interview," Sony Pictures Entertainment canceled its release.
Hackers issued a "terror" threat against movie theaters that show the forthcoming Sony comedy "The Interview," but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sees "no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot."
A tiny Illinois hospital was the target of an extortion scheme in which an anonymous e-mailer threatened to make public patients' information. The incident shows why providers of all sizes need to be prepared to deal with emerging threats.
As CEO of ForeScout Technologies, which focuses on continuous monitoring of networks, T. Kent Elliott says he has to anticipate the next generation of vulnerabilities. So what's the most significant emerging risk? The Internet of Things.
The healthcare sector can learn three important lessons from the recent hack attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, which compromised employee health data, says breach resolution expert Michael Bruemmer of Experian.
This past year saw the revelation of three massive security bugs that existed for lengthy periods of time before they were discovered. This infographic details those exploits and just how long they went unnoticed.
The sentencing of a former Alabama hospital worker to two years in prison for his role in an ID theft incident that resulted in tax refund fraud, and a related class action lawsuit, illustrate that insider threats are a major ongoing challenge, two privacy experts say.
New NIST guidance is designed to help organizations assess proper security controls, especially those tied to the continuous monitoring of IT systems for vulnerabilities.
Three weeks after attackers launched a wiper malware attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment and began leaking stolen data, Sony has threatened legal action against media outlets that publish related information.
Gary Steele has seen attack methods rapidly evolve over the last five years. But what the CEO of Proofpoint hasn't seen is a comparable evolution in how the security industry responds to attacks.
HHS is acknowledging the need to ensure healthcare organizations of all sizes have timely access to the latest cyberthreat intelligence. But the agency needs to take prompt, bold leadership action on this issue.
Legislation approved by Congress seeks to cement the long-term role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in working with industry to develop cybersecurity best practices that critical infrastructure operators can voluntarily adopt.
A report claiming that Las Vegas Sands Corp. was hit with a "wiper" malware attack back in February, similar to one that recently affected Sony Pictures Entertainment, illustrates why more organizations need to mitigate the risks of such an attack.
HealthcareInfoSecurity launches its fourth annual survey to measure progress toward ensuring the privacy and security of healthcare information as more records are digitized and shared, and as more cyberthreats emerge.
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