For the fourth year in a row, the federal government released its “Report Card on Computer Security at Federal Departments and Agencies” (download PDF). The average grade for fiscal 2003 was a D (65).

In February 2024, Change Healthcare, a major medical billing and insurance processing company, was hit with a ransomware attack caused by stolen credentials and a lack of multifactor authentication.

TechSoup, a San Francisco charity that provides technology assistance and donations to nonprofit groups, had a close call with its own computer system. Hackers broke into TechSoup’s Web site, and ...

What are the nuclear security considerations that the extensive use of advanced digital systems and information-technology features bring with them? How do nuclear security regulations address risks ...

The unplanned worldwide experiment in remote work has been a trial by fire for security pros. Here’s how IT teams have protected work-from-home employees, and what needs to be done moving forward. A ...

DevOps has largely taken over the enterprise software development world. The mashup of software development and IT operations has brought faster software releases and more responsive application ...

Through the years, some malicious computer programs have come to be known as viruses. Dr. Fred Cohen, a principal analyst with market research firm Burton Group, coined the term when he was working as ...

The past 12 months have been a trying time for cyber security professionals globally. Most notably, they’ve had to contend with a rise in cyber attacks linked to the war in Ukraine. At the same time, ...

Head of Information Security at Directly, leading and managing a cross-functional annually audited InfoSec program, and IW CDR in the USNR. First and foremost, the hack starkly reminds us that all ...

Watts' computer was disabled for two days while he was on a business trip. If the worm had been more destructive -- as experts say it easily might have been -- "it could have been devastating to our ...