Thirty-one percent of data breaches are caused by simple loss or theft, a new Forrester study reports, and another 27 percent of incidents are caused by unwitting misuse of data by an employee.
New research from Dell SecureWorks finds that cyber espionage firms, often originating in China, are targeting critical infrastructure organizations, such as oil companies, in many different countries.
A new study shows that while a majority of security executives are confident about their policies and protocols, 13 percent of organizations suffered 50 or more security incidents last year.
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three computer viruses for use in espionage operations or cyber warfare.
Cyber security is on the forefront of current ASIS president Eduard Emde's to-do list, and 2013 president Geoff Craighead plans to continue Emde's international efforts, as well as the industry's standard and certification requirements.