Latest news
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Name.com breach just one of many executed by HTP hackers?
09.05.2013
Internet registrar Name.com has suffered a breach and has been informing users about it via email, requesting them to change their passwords.
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Hacker leaks part of Candace Bushnell's unpublished book
09.05.2013
A hacker that goes by the name of "Guccifer" - the same one who has allegedly compromised email accounts belonging to the Bush family and some of their close friends earlier this year - has hacked the email and Twitter account of Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell.
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Attackers breach and encrypt TV station's email server
07.05.2013
The email server of FOX21 News has been hacked over the weekend and the information it contained held ransom.
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How secure is your confidential data?
29.04.2013
It seems ages ago that companies were first warned about the danger of confidential information being found in trash bags in front of the office, yet despite the use of shredders and complex security systems, data still manages to leak out the old fashioned way.
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Info of 50M LivingSocial customers compromised following breach
29.04.2013
LivingSocial, the company behind the eponymous deal-of-the-day website, has confirmed that its computer systems have been breached by attackers and that user information such as names, email addresses, date of birth, and encrypted passwords have been compromised.
Spotlight

Is it time to professionalize information security?
Posted on 23 May 2013. | The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate.

Review: Logging and Log Management
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Every security practitioner should be aware of the overwhelming advantages of logging and perusing logs for discovering system intrusions. But logging and log management comes with its own set of difficulties.

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.
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