The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet Security Threat Report by Symantec.

The US House of Representatives has passed a cyber-security bill amid a veto threat from Barack Obama.

Apple computers have often been considered safe from hackers, but recent malware attacks on OS X systems have Mac users scrambling for security updates.

Customer, student, employee and patient information is most at risk for cyber attacks today, and defending that data is a top concern for IT professionals this year, according to the Data Loss Straw Poll.

The year 2011 will be remembered as the year hacktivists out-stole cybercriminals to take the top data breach award, according to a report by Verizon.

A security report released today by Verizon that studied 855 breach incidents from last year concluded that 97 percent of them could have been avoided by "simple and intermediate controls."

Only seven federal agencies achieved more than 90 percent compliance in security training and contingency planning.

A British program invited amateur computer scientists to solve hacking problems, hoping to garner more attention to the cyber security industry.