Help Net Security
Personal info of 70 million Target customers compromised
Target today announced updates on its continuing investigation into the recent data breach. As part of Target’s ongoing forensic investigation, it has been determined …
Fear of data sharing on the rise
U.S. consumer attitudes and behavior related both to data sharing and social media oversharing have shifted significantly just within the last two years, according to a new …
The basics of digital wireless communication
The aim of this talk by Clemens Hopfer from the 30th Chaos Communication Congress is to give an understandable insight into wireless communication, using existing systems as …
Barracuda Networks unveils Backup-as-a-Service
Barracuda Networks announced its new Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering, which allows Barracuda Backup 190 and 390 to be purchased as an annual service that includes an …
Light Patch Tuesday coming up
2014 is getting off to a light start with Microsoft. Only four advisories in the January advance notification. For the first time in a while, there is not a cumulative IE roll …
Key trends for identity and access management
CA Technologies announced its predictions in identity and access management (IAM) and their impact on security professionals in 2014. “We believe that the technology …
What healthcare security and privacy pros wish for
2013 proved to be a dizzying year for healthcare compliance, privacy, and information security: the Affordable Care Act, enforcement of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, and …
The security realities of the Internet of Things
SANS announced results of its 2013 Securing the Internet of Things survey, in which 391 IT professionals answered questions about the current and future security realities of …
Biometric open protocol standard for safer authentication established
While biometrics are becoming a ubiquitous component of securing consumer data on mobile and other digital devices, there is no industry standard in place to protect that data …
ENISA issues report on how to act after power cuts
EU cyber security Agency ENISA has issued a new report studying network outages caused by power cuts in detail, resulting in key findings and recommendations to the electronic …
Senior managers are the worst information security offenders
As companies look for solutions to protect the integrity of their networks, data centers, and computer systems, an unexpected threat is lurking under the surface—senior …
What drives salary hikes for IT professionals?
The biggest salary increases for IT professionals are for roles that demand specific experience in big data analytics; ecommerce and mobile; and IT security. Salaries for all …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- Google open-sources privacy tech for age verification
- You can’t trust AI chatbots not to serve you phishing pages, malicious downloads, or bad code
- Cisco fixes maximum-severity flaw in enterprise unified comms platform (CVE-2025-20309)
- GitPhish: Open-source GitHub device code flow security assessment tool
- Healthcare CISOs must secure more than what’s regulated