This week the media spotlight was turned towards “spam kings.” One was sent to jail while another escaped from his minimum security prison before killing his family and himself.

A disgruntled San Francisco computer engineer is still in jail five days after blocking access to the city’s system to everyone except himself. On Thursday he pleaded not guilty today to four counts of computer tampering and remains behind bars on $5 m…

A study regarding lost and stolen laptops at US airports, which must have sent shivers down the spines of computer security executives, has been put into doubt by news magazine, Computerworld.

Five of the world’s leading IT vendors have announced the creation of the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI).

Network operators and ISPs from around the world are working together to address issues that will help block botnet-induced spam.

Targeted social engineering attacks, also referred to as spear phishing, are on the rise.

As part of a preliminary settlement of a $10 billion class action suit, millions of US consumers will soon be eligible for free credit monitoring.

The leaking of sensitive information through the email system was ranked far ahead of the threat from external hackers, according to a new study.c

The US federal government improved slightly in its ability to secure its computer systems and networks, from a C- to C.

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned the nation’s largest public power company is vulnerable to computer hackers and terrorists ready to disrupt America’s power grid.