Target is the high-profile example, but many organizations have been breached through third-party vulnerabilities. Where are the security gaps, and how can they be filled. BitSight's Stephen Boyer offers insight.
The Obama administration has taken new, but modest steps to limit the ability of intelligence agencies to collect data on individuals, but the new policy doesn't end the bulk collection program revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The Obama administration's proposed fiscal 2016 budget calls for increases in funding for the HIPAA compliance audit program as well as the development of nationwide secure health data exchange.
President Obama says his proposed cybersecurity budget is designed to help prevent foreign nations or hackers from shutting down American networks, stealing trade secrets or invading the privacy of American families.
Federal regulators are on the right track in their vision for a draft "roadmap" to remove barriers to nationwide, secure health information exchange, but many more hurdles remain, security and privacy experts say.
For the third time in recent weeks, in-the-wild attacks are exploiting a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in
Adobe's Flash plug-in for Web browsers, Trend Micro reports.
Hackers posing as women on Skype tricked Syrian opposition fighters into infecting their systems with malware, which furnished the hackers with "valuable insight into military operations," according to a new report from cybersecurity firm FireEye.
Recognizing the behavior of an intruder, rather than relying on digital signatures, will prove to be a better way to prevent hackers from pilfering data and creating havoc in IT systems, says Radware CEO Roy Zisapel.
Breaches can happen even when there are strong protections in place. But healthcare organizations can do more to prepare for breaches and respond in the best possible way to protect patient information.
Federal regulators have unveiled a draft roadmap for achieving nationwide secure health data exchange built on interoperable electronic health records systems within the next three years. Learn about the privacy and security components.
Leading this week's industry news roundup, IBM announces Identity Mixer, a cloud-based encryption technology designed to protect personal data online, while Proofpoint releases its Enterprise Protection Suite 8.0.
Chinese authorities reportedly want foreign software and hardware vendors that sell to its banking sector to share source code and encryption keys. Western technology firms have reacted with alarm.
As the use of consumer health devices and applications grows, so do privacy and security concerns, says a new Federal Trade Commission report. Learn about the precautions the FTC recommends.
Lawmakers are more serious than ever about cybersecurity legislation. Their intent is to enact, but can they compromise on legislation to share cyberthreat information and nationalize data breach notification?
Threat information sharing was among the cybersecurity topics discussed during U.S. President Obama's recent visit to India. Does this signal a new era in Indo-U.S. cyber relations?
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