The European Union and the U.S. have hammered out the most contentious issues in a pending transatlantic data flow agreement and a new draft is forthcoming, EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova told a European news outlet.

All information held and processed by an organization is subject to the risks of attack, error and natural disaster, and other vulnerabilities inherent to its use. Information security is therefore at the heart of an organization’s activities and focuses on information that is considered a valuable “asset” requiring appropriate protection, for example against the loss…

Updated Inter-banking messaging systems SWIFT’s security guidelines are “outdated and incomplete”.

The changes which are to be ushered in by the GDPR in 2018 are substantial and ambitious. The Regulation is one of the most wide ranging pieces of legislation passed by the EU in recent years, and concepts to be introduced such as the ‘right to be forgotten’, data portability, data breach notification and accountability…

The demand for chief information security officers in the U.S. is rising, and so are the salaries of these increasingly important executives.

Insights into the current IT Security market drivers and what consequences we can expect.

If your organization is connected to the Internet, you are very likely engaged in cyber warfare whether you like it or not.

With an advance that one cryptography expert called a “masterpiece,” University of Texas at Austin computer scientists have developed a new method for producing truly random numbers, a breakthrough that could be used to encrypt data, make electronic voting more secure, conduct statistically significant polls and more accurately simulate complex systems such as Earth’s climate.

Important Points Covered An effective strategy for cyber risks is imperative as they move beyond data loss to disrupt infrastructure and operations. There is no longer a “physical perimeter” to help defend against cyber risks. Businesses are digitally storing more and more of their most valuable assets. Conversations with the board on cyber risks must…

High-profile data breaches are negatively impacting consumer trust in major brands, according to a new report.