A consortium of eight major information technology companies is continuing development of a free framework designed to make it easier to exchange information about security vulnerabilities.
With the threat landscape significantly different since it issued its guidance four years ago, NIST sets out to revise Special Publication 800-61, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide, with help from industry, government agencies and academia.
No one - not even a security vendor - is immune to cyber attacks. "It's not a question of if or when companies will face an attack, but how they're going to defend against it," says Symantec's Francis deSouza.
Not all hackers are the same, and that presents problems in defending against them. Understanding each type of hacker can help organizations better prepare for digital assaults.
Data breaches tied to credit and debit cards accounted for more than 25% of all breaches in 2011. What must banking institutions and merchants do to help reverse this trend?
Jason Clark, CSO of Websense, has met recently with 400 CSOs. In a pre-RSA Conference interview, he discusses how security leaders can be more effective when facing mobile security and other challenges.
Getting forensics help should be one of the first steps an organization takes after a breach occurs, says IT security and privacy lawyer Miriam Wugmeister.
Nortel Networks Ltd. has been the victim of a hacking campaign for more than a decade. The campaign gave attackers access to the corporate computer network and sensitive company information, according to news reports.
The recent major breach at Zappos.com should lead security professionals in all industries to carefully review how much client information their organization really needs to store, security expert Fred Cate says.
Francoise Gilbert of the IT Law Group won't give Zappos an "A" for how the online retailer reacted to its recent data breach. So, what can organizations learn from the incident, so they're better prepared?
In the wake of the latest hacktivist attacks against high-profile institutions, industry experts offer these tips to bolster online security, customer awareness and the corporate image.
Verisign Inc. may have followed the letter of the law when revealing a series of breaches in an SEC filing. But the company that assures the flow of a hefty portion of Internet traffic should have been more forthright to ease the minds of its various constituencies.
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