Cybersecurity
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Bryce Bailey, deputy state CISO, has been tapped to be interim CISO in the Cornhusker State following the departure of Abby Eccher-Young. The state is also looking to hire a new chief data officer. -
Tulsa International Airport recently suffered a ransomware attack, a spokeswoman confirmed. The facility is independent of the city of Tulsa, which suffered its own such incident in early 2019.
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City officials are trying to determine the full extent of systems impacted by a ransomware attack, which paralyzed phone and computer systems in multiple departments beginning early Wednesday.
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As the rate of medical identity theft continues to increase, Wayne Memorial Hospital is installing new biometric technology, which officials say adds another layer of security to the patient identification process.
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With crooks paying 10 times or more for the same information, some experts warn, businesses will have to greatly increase what they offer to keep pace with the bad guys.
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Companies can minimize their vulnerability by developing a breach response plan and teaching employees rather than panicking when an attack occurs, experts say.
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The Secure Selfies application prevents unauthorized access of mobile phones, tablets and their contents by using the device’s camera to lock and unlock it.
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The efficiencies in service delivery from sharing data are obvious to states, but privacy and confidentiality concerns are just a few reasons not to share away.
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The unit, part of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property section, will work alongside Congress, international law enforcement agencies and the private sector, the agency said.
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Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to take the first steps toward a breakup of Google in Europe -- and Google needs to do something about it.
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While U.S. retailers have been stocking shelves, they haven’t done as much preparation as other countries to keep customer data secure.
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Car makers and regulators see a rising threat in automobile hacking.
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The theft of 40 million credit and debit card numbers came as a shock to Target shoppers, but analysts say that in the end, almost no consumer suffered a financial loss.
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Paul Stockton, the former assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, discusses the strategy of "security in depth."
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The senator wrote a sharply phrased letter that asks Uber probing questions and voices alarm about reports suggesting "a troubling disregard for customers' privacy."
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Silicon Valley needs to take a more active role in protecting Americans’ privacy — and restoring public trust in its products.
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You want the masses behind your security efforts and helping the team identify the bad apples, but not stifling innovators who make a positive difference.
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Computer systems today have come to hold people’s most private information, and the gatekeepers of such systems have a greater responsibility to protect them.
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The company is not aware of any customers that have been affected by the attack, according to a spokesman.
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Microsoft's recent patch fixed a vulnerability that sat in the open for almost two decades.
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Congress needs to pass two bills that would require authorities to divulge sensitive data, says former vice admiral Mike McConnell.
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