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As millions of new patients enter the U.S. healthcare system under the Affordable Care Act, patient records have become a smorgasbord for criminals. A new study on patient …

Dashlane assessed the password security procedures on the Top 100 e-commerce sites by examining 26 different password security criteria and awarding/docking points depending …

Over two thirds (71.8%) of organizations believe that the IT security risks they face from external sources has increased. This is the key finding of annual industry research …

Most consumers just don’t believe that the personal and financial data they submit to corporations is safe. That’s the unmistakable takeaway from a new snap poll …

Taking photos with a wink, checking one’s calendar with a glance of the right eye, reading text messages — the multinational cooperation Google wants to make it …

A PerspecSys study, conducted on the show floor of RSA Conference 2014, polled 130 security professionals about their organizations’ policies and attitudes as they …

ThreatMetrix announced the risks consumers face during tax season and strategies to protect taxpayer identities, especially when filing online returns. Of all potentially …

Edward Snowden speaks about privacy and technology with the ACLU’s Ben Wizner and Christopher Soghoian at SXSW Interactive.

MasterCard and Visa announced the formation of a new cross-industry group focused on enhancing payment system security to keep pace with the expectations of consumers, …

Bitdefender has discovered that more than 1,000 people have already been tricked into installing Trojan malware after clicking on a new Facebook scam that promises naked …

McAfee Labs released a new report, highlighting the role of the “dark web” malware industry as a key enabler of the high-profile POS attacks and data breaches in …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, and podcasts: Mt. Gox users targeted with fake promises of lost Bitcoin recovery Bitcoin …