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IT head fired, ombudsman hired in wake of Utah breach

Dan Kaplan May 16, 2012

An apologetic governor of Utah on Tuesday announced the resignation of the state's executive director of technology services, and the hiring of two others, following a massive breach affecting Medicaid claimants.

PCI releases help for retailers using mobile to take sales

Dan Kaplan May 16, 2012

The body that manages debit and credit card security standards on Wednesday released best practices for retailers wishing to accept payments via mobile devices.

Pros of managing security in cloud make it attractive

Marcos Colon May 16, 2012

A move to the cloud means spending less on managing security for small to midsize companies, says a new report.

Exploits greeting users at foreign policy, human rights sites

Dan Kaplan May 15, 2012

A host of websites, including the U.S.-based Center for Defense Information, have been compromised with malicious code in order to target and infect visitors.

Alleged LulzSec hacker Hammond pleads innocent

Dan Kaplan May 14, 2012

Accused Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond plans to fight the charges filed against him for the devastating breach of the global affairs firm.

IC3 annual report shows 3.4 percent rise in fraud loss

Dan Kaplan May 11, 2012

The Internet Crime Complaint Center's annual report spotlights a growing scam in which unsuspecting individuals are targeted by emails claiming to be from the FBI.

SC Congress Canada: Threat intel can mitigate attacks

Greg Masters May 10, 2012

Two of the people who head security at Scotiabank, Canada's third largest bank, cited malware and data leakage as their biggest worries, but said shared threat intelligence data can provide helpful insight.

Feds warn of booby-trapped hotel Wi-Fi connections

Dan Kaplan May 09, 2012

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Tuesday issued a warning to travelers to be on the lookout for malware on their hotel's wireless connection.

SC Congress Canada: What scares the living IT out of you?

Staff Report May 09, 2012

Dan Kaplan, executive editor of SC Magazine, sits with author and vendor Winn Schwartau to discuss what exactly keeps him up at night as a security professional.

SC Congress Canada: Policies can combat mobile worries

Marcos Colon May 09, 2012

Experts at this year's SC Congress Canada in Toronto discussed the challenges of BYOD and how implementing policies may be the industry's biggest weapon.