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?
Following Target's data breach in December 2013, the fallout for the company continues to grow. This latest infographic from DataBreachToday shows the impact of the incident in terms of breach expenses and other factors.
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.
Community Health Systems, which operates 206 hospitals, says a network breach exposed 4.5 million patients' personal information. Forensics experts believe the attacker was an "advanced persistent threat group originating from China."
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.
As details about the data breach that struck supermarkets owned by Supervalu and Albertsons unfold, security experts say it's likely this latest attack is linked to other recent merchant breaches.
The U.S.-based Supervalu supermarket chain is investigating a network intrusion that may have resulted in criminals compromising customer data from point-of-sale systems at 180 stores in 25 states.
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.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new security awareness campaign to help veterans prevent, detect and respond to identity theft. VA CISO Stan Lowe offers details about the program.
Customers increasingly use digital channels to interact with organizations. But these interactions raise new security concerns that must be addressed by IAM solutions, says David Gormley of CA Technologies.
Leading this week's industry news, IBM acquires Lighthouse Security Group, LLC to integrate Lighthouse Gateway, an identity management solution. Oracle introduces a solution to help securely manage encryption keys.
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