security incident news from FierceCIO

Finding problems in network logs is a great way to monitor network activity, but it's next to impossible in large corporations that are capturing as many as 50,000 logged events per second. SIM Read more...

The convergence between physical security and IT security, which began in earnest last year, is crucial to enabling organizations to fully protect their data and networks during security attacks. Read more...

The latest computing security breach has taken place at a brand name retailer, putting confidential financial data at risk. The TJX Companies reported an unauthorized intrusion into its networks Read more...

Well, it's been at least a few weeks since the last laptop security incident, so it's about Read more...

In the strongest directive yet at getting a grip on data security, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has stipulated that all federal agencies report a data breach or data security incident Read more...

While it won't provide specifics on its investigation or the actual security incident that has taken place, the State Department is trying to figure out what exactly happened during big break-ins Read more...

One of the big issues that led to the recent security incident at the Department of Veterans Affairs was that security management and oversight was fragmented and not really any one person's Read more...

The latest data security breach involves confidential data of nearly 30,000 Naval personnel and family members posted on a public Web site. The data included names, social security information and Read more...

While the news item below indicates that internal security issues aren't looming as large as many believe, it's still pretty clear that internal snafus can become huge financial and corporate Read more...

The latest serious data loss of confidential information has been reported by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The hard drive of a damaged laptop sent out for Read more...