NIST says its recommended changes to security and privacy assessment procedures should result in significant improvements in the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of control assessments.
Vendors are rushing useful new "Internet of Things" products to market, but too often treat device security and data privacy as an afterthought, says Forrester Research analyst Andrew Rose.
A new government watchdog report says the governance practices of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were ineffective in the development of the HealthCare.gov website and its systems. A privacy and security report is pending.
Brian Cornell, newly appointed CEO of Target Corp., faces the challenge of ensuring that the protection of customer information is a top priority at the company following last year's massive data breach.
A contractor used his own malware-laden PC to access National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration information systems and wouldn't allow incident response experts to examine it, highlighting the risks of "bring your own device."
Tackling perplexing challenges when it comes to cyberspace and information security, and protecting the United States while doing it, is one of the Army Cyber Institutes biggest tasks, says its director, Army Col. Gregory Conti.
A U.K. House of Lords subcommittee has criticized the recent EU Court of Justice "right to be forgotten" ruling as being "unworkable, unreasonable and wrong in principle." The U.K. government says it plans to fight the measure.
The FDIC this week removed its list of high-risk merchant categories from guidance related to third-party payment processors. Experts say pressure from merchants may have been the catalyst for the change.
A "highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor" is responsible for a recent data breach at the National Research Council of Canada, according to Canada's chief information officer.
Warning from the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office: Businesses that work with big data must ensure they still comply with EU data protection regulations, especially when it comes to keeping personal information private.
With a conservative Texas Republican praising the liberal ACLU, the House of Representatives passes three key cybersecurity bills with overwhelming bipartisan support.
A senior White House official says the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, which a Senate committee passed earlier this month, needs to have its privacy and civil liberties protection provisions strengthened to win presidential support.
Karl Schimmeck of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association won't discuss reports about the group's alleged backing of the formation of a cyberwar council, but says financial institutions must play a role in protecting critical infrastructure.
Are Hamas' cyber capabilities as potent as its kinetic weaponry? Israeli cybersecurity providers consider the impact of cyber-attacks on their businesses and the nation.
The Department of Health and Human Services inspector general has criticized HHS for failing to implement security controls on the system that provides computerized access to physical facilities and computer networks.
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