The number of reported U.S. data breaches hit an all-time high in 2016, according to Identity Theft Resource Center. But for half of all breaches, the number of exposed records isn't known. And what about all of the breaches that just haven't come to light?
As President Trump delivered his inaugural address, the White House transitioned its website from the Obama to the Trump administration. Immediately, Trump's team posted a series of position papers, including one that addressed - albeit briefly - cybersecurity.
Western Union will pay $586 million to settle U.S. civil and criminal cases that alleged the company turned a blind eye for years to criminals who used its money transfer network to commit fraud.
Mac McMillan, CEO of the information security consulting firm CynergisTek, explains in an interview why he sold the company he co-founded 13 years ago to healthcare document management firm Auxilio Inc., and what's planned next.
Say hello to Fruitfly, the first piece of Mac malware to be discovered this year. The two-year-old malicious code is odd - it includes code that dates from the late 1990s - and appears to be designed to exploit biomedical institutions via targeted attacks.
College student Zachary Shames, who's pleaded guilty to developing and selling Limitless Logger spyware, was outed to the FBI by security firm Trend Micro after Shames failed to compartmentalize his online activities. Turns out hiding your identity online is harder than it might appear.
The number of people employed in the U.S. as information security analysts rocketed by 27 percent in 2016; it's more than doubled since 2011, when the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics began to track that occupation category.
In its second HIPAA enforcement action for 2017, HHS has slapped an insurer with a $2.2 million settlement in the wake of a relatively small breach, citing the company's lack of timely corrective action.
Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to helping operate an unlicensed bitcoin exchange, Coin.mx, as a result of a wide-ranging government investigation into a massive scheme that involved hacking into multiple financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase.
Information security researchers have charted a steep decline in Locky ransomware and Dridex banking Trojan distribution in recent weeks. While that's good news, it may only reflect that a cybercrime gang is on vacation.
President Barack Obama has shortened the sentence of U.S. Army leaker Chelsea Manning, who passed classified documents to WikiLeaks. The move comes as the government grapples with the nuances of data leaks.
A small Indiana charity that provides support services to cancer patients is the latest apparent victim of a hacker identified as "TheDarkOverlord," an extortionist who has been tormenting the healthcare sector since last summer. But the organization is refusing to pay a ransom to retrieve lost data.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published its initial draft of its first revision to its cybersecurity framework, which is designed to help critical infrastructure operators and other organizations safeguard their digital assets.
Companies involved in mergers and acquisitions are increasingly targeted with cyberattacks that could potentially derail the deals, says Bryce Boland of FireEye, who outlines the risks and offers tips for mitigating them.
In this edition of the ISMG Report: An FTC complaint filed against a camera manufacturer could signal the start of a trend to regulate IoT security. Also, Donald Trump adviser Rudolph Giuliani's cybersecurity credentials are questioned, and a terrorist shooting prompts new privacy guidance.
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