Will President Obama go around Congress to advance his cybersecurity agenda by issuing an executive order? Cybersecurity Act co-sponsor Sen. Jay Rockefeller encourages the president to do just that.
A shift to context-aware information security will drive the big data trend and aid in better defending against threats. Gartner analyst Neil MacDonald explains how.
Cloud computing and mobile technologies add new complexities to how we approach identity and access management. RSA CTO Sam Curry offers advice on overcoming the challenges.
A new House bill that would let VA doctors treat veterans across state lines via telemedicine opens up questions about how state privacy laws might apply to physicians in the event of a breach.
As the skills for IT security professionals evolve, Gartner's Tom Scholtz explains what key competencies IT security teams immediately need and how they should go about investing in them.
Breaches of online accounts prove organizations need to focus more on password protection. But Araxid's Brent Williams says enhancing password security doesn't have to be rocket science.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a stolen laptop affecting patients of Apria Healthcare and gaming company Blizzard reporting a breach of its servers.
People with good analytical backgrounds that understand regulatory compliance are in demand. Their counterparts - defenders of IT systems - will always be in demand.
"We need the tens of thousands that can manage those defenders and then we need 100,000 that are out there learning the trade, that are passionate...
When two organizations merge, their top security/privacy challenge doesn't necessarily involve technology. Sometimes it's culture, says Christopher Paidhrin of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.
U.S. information breaches involving third-party business associates doubled in the first half of the year, says Karen Barney of the Identity Theft Resource Center. Find out the other results of the group's breach study.
The Blue Button concept has allowed 1 million patients, including U.S. veterans, to securely download their health information. Now the feds want to expand Blue Button capabilities. Here's how.
COBIT 5 for Information Security comes at a time when the IT threat landscape is changing drastically. ISACA's Robert Stroud explains how organizations can use the framework to mitigate the risks.
The Department of Veterans Affairs' effort to expand the use of mobile devices has stalled, and it's re-examining the eventual role of personally owned devices. Learn about the latest developments.
Playing by the rules is tough if the rules aren't available. That's why it's essential that federal authorities release a long list of pending regulations that affect privacy and security.
Google's $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission is the largest fine ever imposed by the FTC. But the case sends a bigger message about privacy, says attorney Francoise Gilbert.
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