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Visa CEO Calls For Better Payment Security

January 30, 2014

Visa CEO Charlie Scharf is pushing for advances in payment technology and security.

Target Traces Security Breach to Stolen Vendor Credentials

January 30, 2014

An intruder stole a vendor's credentials that were used to access Target's system and cause its massive security breach last year.

Retailer Michael's May Have Been Hacked

January 26, 2014

Michaels Stores said it is investigating a possible data security breach.

CNN's Social Media Accounts Hacked

January 23, 2014

Some of CNN's social media accounts and blogs have been hacked.

Massive Data Theft in South Korea Highlights Financial Cybersecurity Weakness

January 20, 2014

The theft of information linked to 80 million South Korean credit cards, including salaries, monthly card usage, credit rating and card numbers, has sparked widespread public concern, as cardholders rush to bank branches and overload call centers and service websites to see if their information as stolen.

Healthcare Industry to Conduct Cyberattack Drill

January 20, 2014

The health sector, in partnership with the federal government, will conduct simulated attacks against health care networksto test their vulnerability to hackers.

HealthCare.gov Reportedly Passes Security Testing

January 17, 2014

A top HealthCare.gov security officer told Congress that the Obamacare website passed security testing in December.

Hackers Used a Refrigerator to Attack Businesses

January 16, 2014

Security researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered the very first wide-scale hack that involved television sets and at least one refrigerator.

Cisco Security Report Shows Unprecedented Growth of Advanced Attacks and Malicious Traffic

January 16, 2014

The Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report reveals that threats designed to take advantage of users’ trust in systems, applications and personal networks have reached startling levels.