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Former GE, GM information security leader Brad Maiorino will join Target Corp. as senior vice president and chief information security officer (CISO).

A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and sponsored by McAfee, says that cybercrime costs businesses approximately $400 billion worldwide, with an impact on approximately 200,000 jobs in the U.S. and 150,000 jobs in the EU.

Lookout Mobile has created a security system the company says uses your phone’s own camera to take a “selfie” of the perpetrator.

 A USA TODAY survey finds that almost a quarter of Americans have at least temporarily stopped buying online because of security concerns.

The most innovative technologies, new products and services in the security market will be on display throughout the vast exhibit floor.

Reflecting on the state of their business at the end of 2013, only 32 percent felt they were “extremely” or “very secure from theft” prior to the holiday season, according to the Harris Poll survey, commissioned by ADT.

Enterprises with a “yes” focus have greater satisfaction with security postures, fewer breaches (9.5 vs. 14.9 breaches on average), and better risk management capability (mean rating of 3.6 vs. 1.5 out of 5).

The tactical guidance by AQ leader Ayman al-Zawahiri to minimize collateral damage was routinely disobeyed, notably with respect to increasingly violent attacks by AQ affiliates against civilian religious pilgrims in Iraq, hospital staff and convalescing patients in Yemen, and families at a shopping mall in Kenya.

Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services is urging shareholders to overhaul Target’s board in the wake of last year’s wide-scale data breach.

After more than four years at the helm of Samsung Techwin's North American division, Frank De Fina is stepping down from his role as Executive Vice President.