Visa's top risk management executive Thursday dismissed what she described as "recent rumblings" about the possible demise of the PCI data security rules as "premature" and "dangerous" to long-term efforts to ensure that credit and debit card data is secure.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 Mar | Read more
Jason Calacanis, founder and CEO of search engine start-up Mahalo.com, defends his decision to allow former security researcher John Scheifer to continuing working at his firm even after discovering he was a convicted felon.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 09 Mar | Read more
A continuing lack of corporate mandates to quickly install Oracle's security patches may be leaving many Oracle database installations exposed to vulnerabilities for extended periods of time, according to survey results released on Wednesday.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 02 Mar | Read more
Days after Visa seemingly confirmed that a data breach had taken place at a third payment processor, following on the recent breach disclosures by Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay, the credit card company is now saying that there was no new security incident after all.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 02 Mar | Read more
Researcher who found cache-poisoning flaw says time has come for DNSSEC technology
Jaikumar Vijayan | 23 Feb | Read more
Two security researchers fleshed out details Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Washington of a method they disclosed earlier this year for circumventing Intel's new Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) security software.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 Feb | Read more
The Los Alamos National Laboratories has launched a month-long project aimed at ensuring that offsite computer systems fully comply the institution's information security policies. Los Alamos officials are also conducting a full review of its policies and its procedures governing the use of official computers at home by employees of the laboratory.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 19 Feb | Read more
The US Federal Aviation Administration disclosed Monday that the personal data of more than 45,000 employees and retirees was stolen after hackers broke into a computer server at the agency.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 11 Feb | Read more
Just two weeks after a task force whose formation was spearheaded by MySpace delivered a report saying that social networking sites were safer from sexual predators than many people had assumed, MySpace finds itself dealing with a new inquiry related to registered sex offenders by Connecticut's attorney general.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 29 Jan | Read more
Computer systems used by the election campaigns of both President-elect Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain were broken into earlier this year, and a large number of files related to the evolving policy positions of the two candidates were stolen, according to a story posted online Wednesday by Newsweek magazine.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 06 Nov | Read more
Starting early next year, air travelers will have to provide their birth date and gender, as well as their full names to the airline when making flight reservations.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 27 Oct | Read more
The ability of malware writers to consistently stay ahead of those seeking to stop them has been a constant factor in the security industry over the past several years.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 Oct | Read more
With a faltering economy resulting in increased jobs cuts and corporate belt tightening, security analysts are warning companies to be especially vigilant about protecting their data and networks against disgruntled employees.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 16 Oct | Read more
Privacy and civil rights groups are welcoming legislation that proposes tough new standards for conducting searches of laptops and other electronic devices at US borders.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 09 Oct | Read more
A former employee at the US Department of State has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing the confidential passport records of hundreds of celebrities, politicians and other public figures.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 24 Sep | Read more