Healthcare has outstripped retail as the most breached business sector, according to a new report by digital security company Gemalto, equaled only by government as the most targeted by hackers.
EU lawmakers and member states struck a deal on the bloc's first cyber-security law that will require Internet firms to report serious breaches or face sanctions.
Businesses that focus exclusively on building a 10-foot wall to ensure hackers stay on the outside run the risk of learning that an experienced data thief can easily find a 12-foot ladder.
These days, everyone, even government employees, are on social media. Some agencies even allow for limited personal use of government resources such as laptops and official time to check or update social media.
Cybersecurity coverage has taken an odd turn. In the not-so-distant past, when a data breach occurred, journalists would zero in on the kinds and amounts of data that were stolen, and the amount of reputation and bottom-line damage the breach would likely result in. Lately, though, focus has shifted to who perpetrated the breach rather than how it happened.
