Cybersecurity news from FierceCIO

A gathering of chief technology officers in Washington, D.C., recently led to a unified front in seeking help from Congress. The request was for improved technology policies and the full funding of Read more...

Congress is currently grappling with legislation to fight cybercrime and to improve government information security compliance. The measure is likely to have an impact on the private sector, too. The Read more...

It's really no surprise that cybercrime has been increasing in the federal government, and it's just as likely that it is growing in the private sector, too. The Veterans Affairs Department, the Read more...

Identity theft is a relatively new kind of crime that is almost as sophisticated as the computer that you use every day. If your identity and credit card number are stolen, thieves can start charging Read more...

Getting cash from an ATM machine just got tougher. In response to a series of ATM robberies and at least one case of a false reader mounted at a site, Citibank is limiting withdrawals to about $500 a Read more...

Not that any CIO wants to hear this, but spammers ran rampant in 2007. And if you never saw any spam on your system, you had a great spam filter or you were very lucky. In 2007, spam accounted for a Read more...

The Federal Trade Commission is taking a hard look at the next generation of spam and what companies can do to fight the impact of malicious emails and phishing. In a new report called "The Next Read more...

The theft of personal data has tripled, according to a new piece by USA Today. More than 162 million records were reported stolen or lost in 2007, triple the 49.7 million that went missing in 2006. Read more...

Sometimes the government has to get it right. And one way for a company to get it right is to follow government regulations on security. A new report finds that a company's ability to protect Read more...

The FBI recently announced the arrest and prosecution of several cybercrime cases against individuals accused of defrauding banks, companies and consumers. It is part of an FBI probe called Read more...