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A senior executive with Intel Corp's McAfee anti-virus software division was named the top cyber official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The Washington Post acknowledged that a sophisticated phishing attack against its newsroom reporters led to the hacking of its Web site, which was seeded with code that redirected readers to the Web site of the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group.

Security flaws in Philips smart light bulbs are leaving users open to blackouts and password-stealing cyber attacks, a new white paper says.

Cyber security is the greatest threat to markets and governments around the world, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.

Phyllis Schneck, McAfee VP and CTO for the public sector, will be the next Department of Homeland Security's deputy undersecretary of cyber security.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) was recently designated as a Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research in a program jointly managed by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, according to a WPI press release.

Want unlimited public transportation rides? According to two teenage Italian hackers, modifying the NFC-enabled fare cards is easier than it sounds. 

New York's Senator Chuck Schumer is calling for Smart TV manufacturers to install safety standards on the new Internet- and video-enabled televisions, which, he says, are incredibly vulnerable to hacking. 

The four-course program will cover the fundamentals of network security, protecting electronic assets, preventing attacks and ensuring consumer privacy. 

A cyberattack on a University of Delaware computer system exposed more than 72,000 people to identity theft and could cost the school millions of dollars.