One problem tracking IT security employment is the dearth of information. Even the most trustworthy organization in collecting employment data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, furnishes infosec data it cautions aren't reliable.
With a court decision handed down in Texas, a lingering lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems and two acquiring banks, KeyBank and Heartland Bank, appears to finally have been put to rest.
State officials in Utah have again revised upward the number of individuals affected by a March 30 healthcare information hacking incident. They now estimate that 780,000 patients were affected.
Science Applications International Corp. claims it has enough insurance to cover the costs of potential judgments or settlements stemming from seven class action lawsuits related to a September 2011 breach incident affecting 4.9 million TRICARE beneficiaries.
The cost of a data breach is down, say the latest Ponemon Institute study. But as the Global Payments breach shows, organizations still have many reasons to be concerned, says researcher Larry Ponemon.
How might the Global Payments breach saga unfold? A look back on the Heartland Payments System incident and investigation offers clues to what could be a rocky road ahead.
The 24-year-old accused hacker linked to the LulzSec breach that targeted Sony has pleaded guilty to the role he played in the SQL injection attack that cost Sony more than $600,000 in damages.
An investigation has revealed far more individuals than originally estimated were affected by the hacking of a state computer in Utah that contained information on patients in two healthcare programs.
In the wake of the Global Payments Inc. data breach, what should banking institutions do to ease customers' concerns and contain any potential fraud? Experts weigh in with three key tips.
Rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program are a work in progress, so there's still time to comment on the privacy and security provisions.
Companies should hire a breach resolution vendor before they experience a data breach to help ensure rapid, appropriate response, says security consultant Robert Peterson.
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