Negligence causes most breaches, but the malicious ones cost most money, according to a study
A federal jury has convicted the son of a prominent Tennessee Democrat of illegally accessing the e-mail account of former…
The UK is doing better than some countries, but real international cooperation is non-existent, warns the head of the Ponemon…
Security giant Symantec is to acquire PGP and GuardianEdge, in recognition of the increasingly important role that encryption plays in…
The European Commission hopes to combat online fraud and child pornography with a new centralised cybercrime unit
The government's plan to roll-out smart meters to every home in the UK by 2020 is putting pressure on utilities…
IT security breaches in 2009 doubled to around £10bn - five times the cost of the volcanic ash cloud
Gizmodo should not have paid $5,000 for an Apple iPhone 4G prototype, but PJ Connolly says the California police have…
Police have raided the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen, following the saga of the lost Apple prototype
Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report says Windows XP is now bearing the brunt of most attacks
Organisations focus more on preventing attacks and dealing with the aftermath than investigating their origins, say experts
Blurred boundaries will drive new dangers and new opportunities in information security, according to a report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers
The ICO wants professional data thieves to be jailed but could face opposition to the plan from the next government
Autumn will see a Cyber Challenge in the UK, designed to create new security professionals
Infosec opens today, and as if that wasn't exciting enough, we have a Cyber Security Challenge to look forward to,…
Businesses wait for a response over McAfee's false positive, while consumers are offered a cash reimbursement
The cloud needs safe information sharing, not old-fashioned identity management - and that's where the OAuth protocol comes in
Facebook's new social software tools could help it colonise the web, but pundits are debating the privacy implications
Microsoft has pulled support for a security patch update that was supposed to fix a critical vulnerability on Windows 2000…
Is there a doctor in the house? Computer systems at the NHS have been infected by a botnet which Symantec…
The value of conventional password policies is doubtful; users will always be the weakest link in IT security, says PJ…
The controversy created by McAfee's buggy antivirus update should encourage organisations to consider a staged approach to updating computers, says…
Organisations to consider a staged approach to updating computers in the wake of the McAfee update fiasco
'Crime is down' says Labour. 'No it isn't,' says Liam Fox, who lost his laptop and car in a break-in…
Proofpoint's Protection Server operates either as a web service or as a hardware appliance that can be installed on the…
ACTA won't allow devices to be searched or push the concept of a three strikes rule for file-sharers, according to…
A McAfee mistake has crippled Windows XP systems round the world. Users will want redress, and will look for alternatives,…
PCs running Windows XP have been brought to a standstill worldwide after McAfee VirusScan Enterprise issued a false positive
The physical theft or loss of a device containing corporate information is the largest single reason for data breaches, the…