Cyberattacks

After breach, Cisco takes cert tracker offline

Pearson VUE system hacked though "limited" data exposed

Cisco buying Lancope for $450M

Network analysis tools bolster Security Everywhere initiative

Network security weaknesses plague federal agencies

GAO: Billions of tax dollars spent in face of unrelenting attacks

Tips for protecting your business against cyber extortion

Tips for protecting your organization from extortion

How to prepare for and respond to a cyber attack

Ponemon: Data breach costs now average $154 per record

The per-record cost of a data breach reached $154 this year

Penn State yanks engineering network from Internet after China-based attack

FBI alerted school of attack in November, Mandiant says China attacker behind one incident

Partners Health Care breach: Here comes the flood

Breaches at Premera, Anthem were predicted to mark the start of a wave of attacks going after medical records.

Don’t count on people to prevent data breaches

As malware gets more sophisticated and hostile, columnist Rob Enderle says we can’t always count on people to do the right thing. He offers his plan to deal with the weak link.

Detecting advanced threats with user behavior analytics

Using big data and machine learning to assess the risk, in near-real time, of user activity