The breach at Community Health Systems that compromised information on 4.5 million patients was the result of hackers taking advantage of the Heartbleed flaw, according to one security vendor. Other security experts weigh in on the potential cause.
Michael Daniel explains that among his biggest challenges as special assistant to the president is fully understanding the economics and psychology behind cybersecurity, topics that few people have mastered.
Senior leaders are often faced with tough budget decisions. That's why winning support for an investment in an identity and access management tools requires painting a clear picture of the value to the business.
Following its massive December 2013 data breach, Target Corp. continues to report drops in net earnings. In the second quarter of 2014, the retailer says its profits fell almost 62 percent.
As the Target breach demonstrated, boards of directors will be held accountable when their organizations are breached. Attorney Kim Peretti offers tips on how to educate boards about security issues.
Apple's forthcoming iOS 8 includes a number of useful new security and privacy features, says Symantec threat researcher Candid Wueest. But there are missing features he'd still like to see implemented.
News of another massive hacker attack in the healthcare arena offers more proof that hackers are now hitting organizations in this sector because they're perceived as easier targets than those in other sectors, information security experts say.
FireEye has just appointed a privacy officer and handed him a big mission: Launch a new global privacy program. What is Shane McGee's strategy for this new role, and what will be his top challenges?
PeaceHealth, a healthcare system in the Pacific Northwest, has devised a practical way to apply the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to its breach prevention efforts. Learn about the steps involved.
Nonstop data breach notifications take a psychological toll, driving executives and consumers alike to alter their behavior for the worse. Here are three ways for businesses to battle data breach fatigue.
In the latest move in the battle between LabMD and the Federal Trade Commission, the medical testing firm has asked an FTC judge to sanction FTC, including dismissing the data security case against the lab.
Cybersecurity experts raise doubts whether the National Security Agency has successfully deployed an automated hack-back system known as MonsterMind as revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
In June, U.S. Senate finance committee leaders asked 100 healthcare sector stakeholders for new ideas about enhancing healthcare data and protecting patient privacy. Here's what these groups said.
The killing of an unarmed teen by police in Ferguson, Mo., has Anonymous sympathizers disagreeing on Twitter when and how to expose the identity of the shooter.
Internet hygiene is not up to par, say cybersecurity experts Tom Kellermann and Rod Rasmussen, who explain why bad hygiene has led to increased botnet traffic and malware infections.
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