Tag: Cybersecurity

From left, NH Nonghyup Card head Sohn Kyung-Ik, Lotte Card CEO Park Sang-hoon and KB Kookmin Card CEO Shim Jae-oh, bow to offer an apology over a data theft during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. A massive theft of customer data from the three major credit card firms in the country has shown security lapses in the financial industry. Financial Services Commission Chairman Shin Je-yoon said Monday the credit card companies had failed to ensure adequate security. (AP Photo/Kim Ju-sung, Yonhap) KOREA OUT

SKorea credit card data theft highlights lapses

Youkyung Lee · January 20, 2014 10:48 am

An email sent to the roughly 70 million Target customers who may have been affected by a pre-Christmas data breach is causing panic among those who fear it could be an attempt to victimize them again. (AP/Elise Amendola)

Shoppers fret about authenticity of Target emails after hacking

Associated Press · January 20, 2014 5:00 am

John Chen, who took over as BlackBerry's chief executive officer in November, is reorienting the company toward its core of business and government users. (Getty images File)

BlackBerry surges on continued Pentagon dominance

Bloomberg News · January 20, 2014 5:00 am

According to Target, hackers stole data related to 40 million credit and debit card accounts and also pilfered personal information, including email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses and names of as many as 70 million customers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Shoppers fret about authenticity of Target emails

Associated Press · January 18, 2014 5:00 am

Health care website passed recent security test

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · January 16, 2014 11:28 pm

A recent inspector general report says that computers at the State Department are still vulnerable to being hacked. (Thinkstock)

National Security

State Department’s computers are wide open to another Edward Snowden, IG finds

Kelly Cohen · January 16, 2014 5:00 am

The top cybersecurity officer for the Health and Human Services Department said he was concerned about potential vulnerabilities ahead of the launch of the Obama administration's health care website. (AP/Jon Elswick)

Cybersecurity chief had qualms over health website

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · January 16, 2014 5:00 am

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration concluded that the system for calculating subsidies for individuals to purchase insurance through President Obama's health care law didn't have adequate measures in place to minimize security risks and prevent fraud.

GAO says eight federal agencies fail to fix data breach problems

Kelly Cohen · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Neiman Marcus didn't say whether the breach was related to a massive data theft at Target, but some security experts believe they could be part of the same scam. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Neiman Marcus is latest victim of security breach

Associated Press · January 11, 2014 5:00 am

Experts withdraw from Internet security conference

Experts withdraw from Internet security conference

Jack Gillum · January 8, 2014 8:17 pm

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., told the Washington Examiner Wednesday that he wants the Senate to vote on the House-passed Ukraine aid bill. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

House GOP targets Obamacare security risks

Susan Crabtree · January 2, 2014 5:00 am

Maryland lawmakers will look at the possibility of expanding a tax credit aimed at boosting jobs in the growing cybersecurity industry around the nation's capital, House Speaker Michael Busch said. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

Maryland House speaker says tax credit for cybersecurity may expand

Brian Witte · December 31, 2013 5:00 am