What might the FTC ruling mean to businesses whose data is hacked?

The FTC wants to hold businesses accountable for data breaches that lead to fraudulent charges.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 8, 2015

Shadow IT prevention becoming a major business

Netskope and Skyhigh are both focusing on helping companies manage the growing issue of shadow IT.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 4, 2015

HP introduces new tools to help enterprises improve security

The two offerings are designed to assist businesses in rooting out malware and app vulnerabilities.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 3, 2015

Study: Employees using gambling apps put business data at risk

The report found that some companies have as many as 35 mobile gambling apps on their network environment.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 3, 2015

iPhone hack infiltrates more than 200,000 jailbroken devices

Palo Alto Networks is calling the attack "the largest known Apple account theft caused by malware."

By Justine Brown • Sept. 2, 2015

Dodging disaster: How educating employees can stamp out cybersecurity threats

Increased investment in employee training can reduce the risk of a cyber attack by as much as 70%.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 1, 2015

U.S. considers sanctions against China over cyber theft

The possible sanctions send "a signal to Beijing that the administration is going to start fighting back on economic espionage," an official with the administration said.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 1, 2015

IDC: CSOs tend to burn out faster than other IT professionals

A culture of antagonism between security needs and what workers want may contribute to retention problems in the chief security officer role.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 1, 2015

FTC to hold inaugural PrivacyCon to address data protection

The event will bring together a variety of representatives to discuss the role of data collection in business.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 1, 2015

NTIA encouraging researchers, vendors to collaborate on cybersecurity vulnerability disclosure

The U.S. agency will hold a series of meetings to open up conversation about the controversial subject.  

By Justine Brown • Aug. 31, 2015

Windows 10 patch information could soon be available to enterprises after all

Convincing businesses to use Windows 10 is critical for Microsoft, so the company may be rethinking its approach to patches.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 31, 2015

DHS calls on private sector to help improve mobile security

The government agency has asked seven universities and companies to help them develop secure mobile technology for federal groups.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 31, 2015

Microsoft: Windows Update for Business won't be completed until 2016

The company announced WUB for Windows 10 nearly four months ago, but has made little mention of it since. 

By Justine Brown • Aug. 28, 2015

Computer glitch takes major toll on finance industry

The issue prevented mutual and exchange-traded funds from providing investors with the values of their holdings. 

By Justine Brown • Aug. 28, 2015

CERT warning: Hard-coded admin credentials make routers vulnerable to hacking

Guessable hard-coded passwords enable hackers to gain administrator access to affected devices.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 28, 2015

Study: 1% of employees responsible for 75% of cloud-related enterprise security risk

A CloudLock report found companies can reduce exposure just by paying extra attention to risk-prone users.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 27, 2015

Report: Phishing scams cost large companies more than $3M per year

Awareness and training are key to reducing losses attributed to phishing, the Ponemon Institute said.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 27, 2015

Startup Velostrata claims to solve key issue preventing businesses from adopting cloud services

The company said it will offer hybrid cloud software that lets organizations offload data more securely to public cloud services.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 27, 2015

Cyberattacks drive Rutgers to spend more on IT security

The university cited growing cybersecurity costs as one of the reasons why it raised tuition and fees 2.3% for the 2015-16 school year

By Justine Brown • Aug. 26, 2015

Report: Cybercriminals increasingly focusing on new account creation

NuData found a significant jump in the number of new accounts identified as high-risk or fraudulent in just the last three months.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 26, 2015

Appeals court grants FTC authority to regulate corporate cybersecurity

The agency wants to hold hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide Corp. accountable for data breaches that led to fraudulent charges.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 26, 2015

Kaspersky study: Recovery costs for security incidents higher in virtualized environments

Companies need to recognize that virtualization can require different security solutions than traditional environments, the study noted.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 25, 2015

Survey: Employees' Apple devices rarely comply with standard enterprise security requirements

Centrify found the devices used at work could benefit from more rigorous security controls.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 25, 2015

Will renewed interest in cybersecurity spur DRM's comeback?

Experts report that enterprises are taking a new look at Digital Rights Management, which had previously been plagued by usability issues.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 24, 2015

How CIOs can manage unauthorized IT lurking in the shadows

The presence of unapproved software and apps downloaded within an organization is out of control, according to Cisco. What’s the best way for tech professionals to address it?

By Justine Brown • Aug. 24, 2015