Researchers at a French security organization have uncovered a number of security vulnerabilities in the MySQL database application, the open source software used to support many Web 2.0 applications.

An overwhelming majority of end-users surveyed believe Apple's Mac platform will be more widely targeted by cybercriminals in the future.

Attempted cyberattacks on health care organizations have increased 85 percent in the past year, according to SecureWorks, a software-as-a-service vendor.

Scammers are taking advantage of next month's income tax deadline by distributing phishing emails seeking end-users' personal information.

The personal information of an unknown number of customers of Major League Soccer's (MLS) online clothing store may have been accessed by cyberattackers last year.

Adobe on Thursday released a "critical" update to its Acrobat and Adobe Reader applications that fixes a number of workflow issues and security vulnerabilities while improving stability.

Media, technology and telecommunications industries are overconfident in their security postures and ill-prepared to handle breaches, according to a survey conducted by consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

A federal judge has ordered a purveyor of weight-loss and human-growth hormone-related products to pay more than $2.5 million for violations of the FTC Act and the CAN-SPAM Act.

Storm Worm is no longer the biggest spam-generating botnet on the block. Researchers in the U.K. say Mega-D, the latest contender for the spam menace crown, now is accounting for nearly one-third of all unwanted email.

IT pros need to move fast as RFID and Bluetooth threats move from the drawing board to the real world.