Security

How to Secure Your Future With Robust Risk Assessment

Richard Gardner, CEO of Modulus Financial Engineering, offers his advice on how to avoid, prevent and mitigate the risks associated with high-volume automated software -- and the employees who wrote the code.

Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup: Bandits Bust Bitfloor for $250K in Bitcoins and More

This week's IT security roundup has stories on a Bitcoin robbery that resulted in a shutdown of the online-currency exchange; a security fix from Apple meant to address controversial Java flaws in Mac OS X; the first ever Irish-language ransomwa

Norton ’12 Cybercrime Report Magically Makes $278B in Damages Disappear

CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman says Norton's 2012 cybercrime report commits a huge sin of omission and just plain doesn't make sense.

Purloined Apple IDs: Either the FBI or AntiSec is Lying

An anti-government hacktivist group says it stole millions of Apple IDs from an FBI agent's laptop. The FBI says it never had any of the data. Somebody is lying, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman, and it shouldn't take lo

Does a Cyber-9/11 Loom?

Does a Cyber-9/11 Loom?

The longer Congress waits to gets its act together on cybersecurity, the longer the U.S. remains at risk of an attack by spies, terrorists, hackers or companies representing themselves or an entire rogue nation. Can Washington rise to the challenge w

Easy Risk Management Can Prevent Costly Errors (Ask United Airlines)

A roundtrip flight to Hong Kong for less than $50 may sound too good to be true, but a glitch on the United Airlines website back in June let customers get a ticket for just four miles points, plus fees. Three simple tips that any company can apply t

12 Tips to Prevent a Healthcare Data Breach

High-profile healthcare data breaches continue to make the news. Heed our 12-step program and keep your organization out of the headlines.

How Integrating Physical and Information Security Mitigates Risks

Though both are critical, physical and information security remain separate entities at many organizations. However, you can get a better grip on overall risk by integrating the two. Austin Recovery, a drug and alcohol treatment center, successfully

Weekly Security Roundup: No More World of Warcraft for Iranian Gamer Geeks

This week's IT security news roundup has stories on a World of Warcraft shutdown in Iran; Presidential campaign apps that collect users' personal information; a former IT contractor who's charged with stealing data from Toyota; and muc

Feds Probe Mobile App Privacy Safeguards

Consumer advocates emphasize how little they know about how mobile firms operate as Commerce Department continues probe of apps amid broader online privacy inquiry.