The result of not bulking up information security efforts could cost companies more than $200,000, a study reveals.

One in four companies has suffered data loss in the past two years as 32 percent of surveyed IT professionals state that data loss is their biggest worry this year.

Ninety-five percent of IT industry leader say that their organizations are allowing employee-owned devices. 

According to the Internet Crime Report, 2011 marked the third year in a row that the IC3 received more than 300,000 complaints. The 314,246 complaints represent a 3.4 percent increase over 2010.

The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet Security Threat Report by Symantec.

The US House of Representatives has passed a cyber-security bill amid a veto threat from Barack Obama.

Apple computers have often been considered safe from hackers, but recent malware attacks on OS X systems have Mac users scrambling for security updates.

Customer, student, employee and patient information is most at risk for cyber attacks today, and defending that data is a top concern for IT professionals this year, according to the Data Loss Straw Poll.

The year 2011 will be remembered as the year hacktivists out-stole cybercriminals to take the top data breach award, according to a report by Verizon.