Nearly all of the security professionals surveyed by Solera Networks said they need real-time situational awareness, known as network forensics, to make their networks more secure, yet only 19% said they have this capability.

The latest version of a rootkit targeting Microsoft Windows has begun hitting 64-bit versions of the operating system.

Rather than speaking solely about the business challenges inherent with cloud security, Microsoft’s Scott Charney chose to address the social implications of cloud-based computing during his opening keynote address at today’s Cloud Security Alliance (C…

Police have forced the suspension of a website that offered advice to students photographed at last week’s student fees demonstration in London.

A data breach at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., resulted in the theft of sensitive information concerning 1500 patients who visited the hospital’s emergency room.

The command and control servers for a Koobface botnet swarm, which reportedly raked in $2 million a year for its operators, were closed down late Friday UK time, following a concerted effort by industry experts and law enforcement officials on both sid…

Eavesdropping of mobile communications, once a tool mainly available to only the intelligence community, has transformed into a widely available criminal enterprise, says two security experts from SRA International.

Email and web security specialist Barracuda Networks has launched a ‘bug bounty’ scheme – offering programmers more than $3100 to anyone who can hack into their security software – and has immediately flown into a storm of criticism for sending the wro…

Over a million mobile phones in China have been hit by a virus that steals contact information to commit click fraud and propagate the virus.

Verizon has launched a website designed to collect and share information about data breach incidents that are reported by participating organizations.