Congress Asks McAfee for Briefing on Operation Shady RAT

Congress is digging deeper into McAfee’s recent report that uncovered one of the largest series of cyber espionage activities to date.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee, requested a detailed briefing of the extent, effects and capabilities of the cyber attack in a letter sent yesterday to…

Symantec’s Healthcare Expert: Substantial Risk for Cyber Attack on Medical Devices

Although there has not yet been a planned cyber attack on medical devices, the “collateral damage” of viruses has infected the medical community, according to Axel Wirth, healthcare solutions architect at Symantec.

During his June 25 presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Conference…

Survey: Hackers, Rogue Employees Frequent Reasons for Data Breaches

The average cost of a data breach has reached $2.4 million, and hackers and insiders are the most common cause for compromises, according to a recent survey of approximately 80 data breach claims.

Conducted by NetDiligence, the survey of 80 data breach claims revealed that personally identifiable information is most frequently at risk in data breaches, …

Healthcare Data Breaches Occur More Often than in Financial Industry

Data breaches relating to healthcare have risen sharply in the past year, outstripping other industries, according to a new report.

The 2010: Identity Theft Resource Center reports shows data stores in the healthcare industry experienced three times more data breaches than the financial industry.

“Healthcare database technology is still older and a lot of it is proprietary and…

Lieberman and Collins Unveil Cyber Bill

Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me) unveiled a new cybersecurity bill yesterday along with Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Tom Carper (D-De). The legislation looks to strengthen, modernize and coordinate federal civilian networks and select private sector networks that are part of the critical infrastructure.

The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, S.3480, would…

Study: Malicious Attacks Cost More for French Companies

Data breaches as a result of malicious activity are significantly more expensive than inadvertent breaches caused by employee negligence, according to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, together with PGP Corporation.

The study, “2009 Annual Study: French Cost of a Data Breach,” found that for each customer record lost, it cost a company approximately 89 euros.

Currently, France does…