Obama's cell phone records breached

Angela Moscaritolo November 21, 2008

Verizon Wireless employees accessed the President-elect's cell phone account.
 

Symantec CEO Thompson to retire next year

Dan Kaplan November 18, 2008

After ten years as CEO of Symantec, John Thompson is set to pass the torch to Enrique Salem.
 

Cybercrime expected to ramp up during holiday season

Angela Moscaritolo November 17, 2008

Security vendors have warned of an increase in cybercrime during the holiday season.
 

Visa sets PCI compliance deadlines for rest of world

Dan Kaplan November 10, 2008

Visa has set deadlines for the global adoption of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
 

Crooks threaten to expose data on millions at benefits firm

Dan Kaplan November 06, 2008

Criminals are blackmailing a Fortune 150 company by threatening to expose the personal information of its customers.
 

New Yorker charged with providing "sniffer" trojan for TJX hack

Dan Kaplan November 04, 2008

The trojan used to "sniff" the credit card information of millions of TJX shoppers was provided by a 25-year-old New York man, who has been charged with conspiracy.
 

Symantec to lay off employees amid faltering economy

Dan Kaplan October 31, 2008

With the economy in a tailspin, Symantec announces that it will reduce the costs of its workforce by 4.5 percent.
 

IT security policy enforcement struggles

Dan Raywood October 30, 2008

Companies are struggling to come to grips with the basics of vulnerability management.
 

Mashup security requires dynamic approach

Derek Parkinson October 28, 2008

Software mashups will increasingly be used to develop commercial products, but securing the transactions will require new ways of identifying and managing the risks.
 

Compromised Halloween websites passing along rogue software

Angela Moscaritolo October 22, 2008

Users might end up with rogue anti-virus software on their machines by searching for Halloween costumes online.