Following close on the heels of the major Sony hack that exposed millions of accounts to criminals, LastPass notified its subscribers of a major hack on their service, exposing about one and a quarter accounts to these cyber criminals.

Despite more than three quarters (77 percent) of IT managers saying their company has a security policy in place for the use of tablets and smartphones, IT professionals are still downloading unauthorised applications onto their devices, according to new research by Kaspersky Lab. 

The personal information of about 3.5 million Texans - including addresses and Social Security numbers - was mistakenly posted on public servers controlled by the state comptroller's office and remained there in some cases for more than a year.

Bank of America Corporation has named Patrick Gorman as the Chief Information Security Officer.

With 63 percent of schools experiencing malware outbreaks or unauthorized user access at least twice a year, the results of a Panda Security survey indicate that IT security is a resource-heavy, time-consuming effort that schools struggle to manage efficiently.
 

Cyber criminals have taken over social media websites and e-mails to target consumers donating for Japan's disaster relief.

For the first time, industry groups and civil liberties interests have come together to advocate a comprehensive, common approach to cybersecurity.

EMC, the world's biggest maker of data storage computers, said that its security division has been hacked.

A new report shows that even in industries that are heavily regulated like healthcare, 14 percent of sites had a serious vulnerability throughout the year.