Data breaches are 50% less likely at businesses that comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a study has revealed.

Cybercriminals are relying more on cloud computing models to carry out cyber attacks, according to a new report by CA Technologies.

Firefox users are vulnerable to malware that clandestinely stores login credentials in the password memory of the browser, even if the user does not employ the password save function.

Data protection and other regulations are a good thing because without them organizations would do nothing, says internet security expert Ira Winkler.

Data protection and other regulations are a good thing because without them organisations would do nothing, says US-based internet security expert Ira Winkler.

According to KPMG’s ‘Data Loss Barometer’, hacking has affected 250 million people in the last three years. The accounting firm has released its ‘Top 10 tips’ to avoid data loss and the associated damage that this can cause.

At the RSA Security conference, 13th October 2010, attendees at the London security conference were treated to a detailed presentation on the subject of the current state of cybersecurity in the EMEA region from Dr Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute.

As larger organizations tighten up their information security environment, mid-sized companies around the world have seen a jump in cyber attacks, according to a McAfee survey of 1100 IT administrators.

Investing money in re-architecting our networks and systems is the most effective way to defend against cyberwar, said Richard A. Clarke, chairman, Good Harbor Consulting, in his keynote today at RSA Europe.

Security suppliers can help improve overall internet security by embedding technologies in consumer-facing services, says RSA president Art Coviello.