Bloomberg reported Saturday that US retail giant Sears “is investigating a possible security breach after a series of cyberattacks on other retailers have exposed the data of millions of consumers.” Sears is apparently being aided in this investigation…

The SANS Institute has released its latest training and events schedule for 2014 in the Europe, Middle East and Asia regions

At a time of heightened tension between Russia and the West over Ukraine, a German security firm describes a sophisticated rootkit that it suggests may have been developed by Russian intelligence services. Named after a string found in the code, Ur0bUr…

According to documents from Edward Snowden, more than 7% of Yahoo chat users send intimate photos taken via webcam. This is known because GCHQ stopped to count them from among their intercepts. But the concept and practice of ‘revenge porn’ should make…

As (ISC)² celebrates its 25th anniversary, the global non-profit is well underway to conducting the most extensive overhaul of the CISSP certification exam in its history. Infosecurity catches up with its executive director at the RSA Conference in San…

The Council on Cybersecurity (CCS) has launched the 2014 US Cyber Challenge, calling on the industry and government to “get serious” about the workforce problem. The initiative aims to find 10,000 bright students and turn them into cybersecurity profes…

The BBC reported yesterday that energy companies “are being refused insurance cover for cyber-attacks because their defenses are perceived as weak.” Before cover is offered, applicants must undergo a security audit by the insurance companies, but “the …

In October 2013 the UK’s National Crime Agency announced that a 28-year old Briton, simultaneously identified by the FBI as “Lauri Love, 28, of Stradishall, England,” was arrested on suspicion of hacking into US Army, US military and US government comp…

In October 2013 the UK’s National Crime Agency announced that a 28-year old Briton, simultaneously identified by the FBI as “Lauri Love, 28, of Stradishall, England,” was arrested on suspicion of hacking into US Army, US military and US government comp…

A new variant of ransomware dubbed BitCrypt has been smashed open by a pair of French researchers.