The cost of achieving regulatory security compliance is on average $3.5 million each year, according to a survey of 160 individuals leading the IT, privacy and audit efforts at 46 multinational organizations.

American government and entertainment industry websites have been crippled after the “hacktivist” group Anonymous launched a series of cyber attacks in retaliation for the closure of Megaupload.com.

Microsoft rolled out three security patches Tuesday to fix flaws in Windows, its PC operating system, and Office, its software suite.

The most serious vulnerability — labeled "critical" by Microsoft’s TechNet blog — left all versions of Microsoft Windows open to remote exploitation via specially crafted corrupt media files. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal.)

Computer systems at 3 key departments penetrated

An unprecedented cyberattack on the Canadian government also targeted Defence Research and Development Canada, making it the third key department compromised by hackers, CBC News has learned.

How secure is your business, really?  The truth is, businesses often trade a false sense of security for the real thing. 

Once perceived as a badge of honour, the term ‘‘ hacker’ ’ and the practice of hacking have over the years acquired a taint. It was the technologically proficient computer geeks, having excellent problem-solving skills, who were called hackers. But today, hackers are identified with crimes like financial fraud and identity theft.

Given the many threats organizations face in protecting critical information and processes, an information security policy is arguably one of the most important documents an organization can create.

Nearly seven months after highlighting the vulnerability of banking, energy and communications systems to Internet attacks

Malware has infected more than 122 medical devices in the last 14 months, a Veterans Affairs official told Congress.

Whether you build your own penetration test team or hire a third party, pen testing is crucial for security.