Who Wants to be Cyber Czar?

Outgoing Cyber Czar Rod Beckstrom might not have failed in his yearlong term when you consider all the issues involved.

PCI Chiefs Defend Standard(s), Plans

Leaders from the PCI Council maintain that the Data Security Standard is solid and will only improve over time.

Heartland Wakeup Call: Hacker Breaches Thrive

The massive Heartland Payment Systems breach only goes to show that what really good hackers want, they likely can still get.

More Cyber-crime Advice for Obama

IT security experts have plenty of advice for Obama on how to better address the cyber-crime epidemic, what remains to be seen is just how well the new president and his people are listening.

Cops Packing Spyware - Abuse of Power?

New legislature in the UK has made it legal for law enforcement agencies to use spyware on suspected criminals without any court approval.

Online Malware Goes Vertical

ScanSafe notes that certain vertical industries, in particular those involving infrastructure-oriented organizations, are seeing rapid growth in the range of Web-based malware attacks they encounter.

Critical Infrastructure Unprepared for Attacks

There's growing evidence that critical infrastructure assets remain woefully vulnerable to potential cyber-attacks.

IT Leaders Still Sweating Data Loss

A new survey indicates that North American IT departments are still worried about the threat of data loss, over messaging systems, in particular.

McNulty Out as Secure Computing CEO

LendingTree Warns of Insider Password Heist

LendingTree, an IAC subsidiary that connects online borrowers with mortgage, credit card and auto loans, has suffered a major insider breach that exposed sensitive user files to lenders. The company sent out e-mails to customers affected by the breach,...