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Research shows that employees are often the root cause of business security breaches. More training will help, but better security will require cultural change.

Thales announced the results of its 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Retail Edition. According to U.S. retail respondents, 75% of retailers have experienced a breach in the past compared to 52%...

Billings Clinic Employee's Email Hacking Incident Highlights Need for PrecautionsThe hacking of an email account of a medical clinic employee during travels overseas demonstrates the risks posed...

We think Gentoo Linux did a good job in a bad situation following its recent malware invasion, and we can all learn something from that.

Hidden costs in data breaches – such as lost business, negative impact on reputation and employee time spent on recovery – are difficult and expensive to manage. For example, a new study found...

Cyber-threats pose an existential challenge, says RedSeal CEO Ray Rothrock.

Ping Identity announced partnership with SailPoint Technologies to provide identity access and governance for today’s most complex enterprise environments. This means global organizations now have...

MD Anderson Cancer Center Cited for Unencrypted DevicesA lack of device encryption will cost a Texas-based cancer treatment center $4.3 million in civil monetary penalties from the Department of...

Hint: Ashley Madison, Equifax and Uber are ThrivingLarge data breaches make headlines, trigger stock price slips and often lead to executives getting fired. But security consultant Eric...

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Years of massive data breaches have fueled an increase in synthetic identity fraud, in which fraudsters combine real and bogus details to...