The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council has officially taken over control of a new data security standard from Visa.

E-discovery investigations can look into the alleged wrong-doings of a terminated employee and/or provide electronic records for use in corporate litigation, a lead forensics investigator told RSA Conference attendees on Wednesday.

ESG's recent security management survey provides compelling evidence that success strategies require the use of multiple best practice controls and processes in addition to state-of-the-art tools.

The TJX data breach has made wireless encryption a priority for retailers and other enterprises. Frank Washkuch Jr. finds out why.

Boyne Resorts needed an easier way to protect its network and retail points-of-sale. It found a solution, reports Greg Masters.

Retailers are having a tough time coming into compliance with PCI DSS, but there are solutions out there, reports Deb Radcliff.

Virtualization is showing some extremely compelling ROI and transforming the way corporate IT provisions and administers not only the data center, but also the user desktop experience.

In addition to settling its case against discount retailer TJX, the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced a settlement with data brokers Reed Elsevier and Seisint on charges that they failed to provide reasonable and appropriate security for sensitive consumer information, leading to identity theft.

So many application-level zero-day exploits exist today that the question is not whether your computers are safe but what's already running on them. Trojans are a greater threat than ever.

Reports this week that the UCLA Medical Center has moved to fire 13 employees and suspended six others for unauthorized access to confidential medical records of pop star Britney Spears is a sign that training and regulations may not be working in some hospitals, experts told SCMagazineUS.com.