Breaches and other security emergencies can be strong catalysts for change, says CIO John Halamka of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, which has made a number of moves to beef up data security.
Apple's advice to always use strong passwords and two-factor authentication ignores that image hackers are bypassing those controls - and celebrities aren't the only victims. Here's what needs to change.
Home Depot has confirmed that its payment data systems have been breached, potentially impacting customers using payment cards at its U.S. and Canadian stores since April. Find out the latest details.
Security firms McAfee and Symantec have joined the Cyber Threat Alliance, which was launched by Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks in May as a way to share threat intelligence.
In the aftermath of news of the hacking of a HealthCare.gov test server, security experts and politicians are assessing the seriousness of the attack and lessons that can be learned from it.
Amidst a year of high-profile and costly data breaches, what can organizations be doing to help ensure they aren't the next victims? Charley Chell of CA Technologies discusses new authentication solutions.
Salesforce.com, a cloud-based customer relationship management provider, warns that malware known as Dyre is targeting certain customers. The company sees no evidence that any users have been impacted.
This week saw news of several high-profile data breaches, some confirmed and some still being investigated. The latest infographic from DataBreachToday takes a look at the week's top incidents.
Federal officials say hackers uploaded malware on a test server for the Obamacare insurance exchange website HealthCare.gov in July. But no consumer data was breached during the intrusion.
Healthcare has had several recent loud alarms that it's not immune to the kinds of cyber-attacks that are more common in other sectors. It's time to wake up and ramp up the information sharing, alerts and guidance.
Memorial Hermann Health System is notifying approximately 10,600 patients of an insider breach that spanned nearly seven years and involved improper access to electronic medical records.
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.
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.
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