Security

US companies pushed to disclose cyberattacks

New guidelines from US regulators throw a spotlight on disclosure of cyber-incidents

Defense Dept. hit with $4.9B lawsuit over data breach

Proposed class action suit involves TRICARE, seeks $1,000 per victim

Verizon’s ‘can you hear me now’ fleet testing 4G

Almost all test vehicles are equipped to test carriers' 4G networks for performance and coverage

Security roundup for Oct. 14: BlackBerry blows up; Moxie’s moxie on SSL certificates; Vint Cerf on Google’s privacy policies

Can China overcome security questions?

New lab zaps aircraft with lightning bolts

Morgan-Botti Lightning Laboratory lighting up new composite materials in airliners

Social Security agency leaks thousands of SSNs every year, report says

More than 400K SSNs may have leaked in last 30 years, Scripps Howard News Service says

Enterprises need to focus on data, enterprise culture

PCI Should Focus on the Real Problem

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standard gets a lot of press – but does it address the fundamental problems that still exist in the card/payments industry? Um, no, it doesn’t. Not even close.

Bing and Yahoo sponsored results lead to hard-to-remove rootkit

The problem lies with sponsored results

SpyEye malware continues to plague computers

The tricky malware hides itself on computers and can be hard to detect