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Privacy International asked lawyers, activists, researchers and hackers at Defcon 2012 about some of the debates that thrive at the intersection between law, technology and …

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released the PCI DSS Risk Assessment Guidelines Information Supplement, a product of the PCI Risk Assessment Special Interest …

Veracode released a new infographic, “Identity Theft: Staying Safe in an Online World,” that provides practical tips for keeping personal information safe when …

The right to be forgotten is one of the elements of the new proposed regulation on data protection of the European Commission. The right allows people to ask for digitally …

A Google Chrome app that promises to change the color of Facebook accounts instead nabs authentication cookies and generates dozens of blogs registered to the victims’ …

Moving into a cloud environment can bring many advantages to organizations in terms of flexibility, scalability and other benefits. However, it also brings a number of …

81 percent of IT professionals express security concerns when moving data to the cloud, according to a recent survey by GreenSQL. The survey focused on one question: …

In October, GFI Software threat researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits disguised as Windows licenses (just prior to the release of Windows 8), Facebook …

A European survey commissioned by McAfee has revealed an alarming disconnect between what teens are getting up to online, and what parents are aware of. Many UK teens are …

They have been described as technology’s Generation Y or Generation Tech: an undisciplined, impulsive, entitled horde of twenty-something workers, seen as one of the …

Symantec launched its first Digital Information Index highlighting the significant impact that cloud computing and mobility are having on businesses today. There are benefits …

ForgeRock announced availability of an open source stack to secure applications and services across enterprise, cloud, social and mobile environments. With more than 250K …