The National Institute of Standards and Technology continues to collaborate with the National Security Agency on its IT security guidance even as it investigates whether the spy agency meddled with one of its special publications.
The FBI has announced the addition of five individuals to its Cyber's Most Wanted list for crimes that include hacking, fraud, identity theft and the use of malicious software.
A significant uptick in traffic linked to an Internet port known as "port zero" is likely among the first signs of a massive and targeted attack against remote servers and networks worldwide, one threat researcher says.
The medical device industry faces four significant privacy and security challenges that pose potential threats to patients as well as manufacturers, says Michael McNeil, global security and privacy leader at Medtronic.
Mobile security is no longer about managing devices, says Ian McWilton of Moka5. The real trick is to secure corporate assets through containerization solutions that reduce costs and improve user experience.
Inadequate authentication is among the greatest security challenges for online payments, says Scott Dueweke of Booz Allen Hamilton, who suggests biometrics needs to play a bigger role.
As major cloud vendors, including Salesforce, integrate identity and access management features into their platforms, security professionals must size up the role that stand-alone IAM systems will play in the long run.
NIST is revising its 3-year-old smart-grid guidance to address technological and policy changes that have made the power grid more susceptible to vulnerabilities and threatened utility customers' privacy.
A lawsuit filed against a former employee at an Atlanta pediatric healthcare system calls attention to the need to detect and mitigate insider threats, including those related to departing workers.
What are the distinct phases of the fraud lifecycle, and how can banking institutions intervene at each stage to prevent losses? Daniel Ingevaldson of Easy Solutions offers fraud-fighting tips.
Noting that its integrity has been questioned, NIST has launched a formal review on how it develops cryptographic standards over concerns that the NSA might have corrupted its encryption guidance.
The good news is: U.S. banks have learned valuable security lessons from defending against recent distributed-denial-of-service attacks. The bad news? DDoS has evolved into new and improved assaults.
The settlement of a class action lawsuit against AvMed, a health plan company, stemming from a 2009 data breach, is significant because it awards payments to those who were not victims of identity theft.
For years, researchers have studied malicious insider threats. But how can organizations protect themselves from insiders who make a mistake or are taken advantage of in a way that puts the organization at risk?
The Army Research Laboratory is collaborating with five research universities on a $23 million, 5-year initiative to develop what's being characterized as a new science to detect, model and mitigate cyber-attacks.
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