In the hours preceding his State of the Union Address, President Obama signed an Executive Order which will expand public-private sector information sharing in an effort to promote comprehensive cybersecurity progress among critical infrastructure operators and financial institutions. Following this...

Recently, Sony's European arm was chastised for its data security missteps in the form of a nearly $400,000 fine handed down from the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). In April 2011, a targeted cybercriminal attack compromised the accounts of approximately 77 million Sony PlayStatio...

Cybercrime syndicate Anonymous was back in the headlines this past weekend, preempting the Super Bowl news cycle with a concerning announcement. Social media spokesmen for the clandestine group are suggesting that they are now in possession of a detailed portfolio of intelligence on approximately 4,...

Despite stringent regulatory mandates, the healthcare industry has been an avid adopter of new technology. Mobility in particular has proven to be a boon for doctors and other hospital staff. For this reason, looking at IT implementations within healthcare organizations can serve as a good way to le...

Cybercriminal tactics have evolved to not only become more efficient at stealing sensitive data, but better at hiding hacker activity while doing so. A recent white paper by research firm Frost & Sullivan discussed the risk of advanced cyber threats, noting that traditional information security ...