Achieving international acceptance of PCI-DSS is an ongoing challenge, says Jeremy King, international director of the PCI Security Standards Council, who's working to educate merchants about baseline security that goes far beyond... Read more »

But Legislative Group Hug Won't Change Encryption FactsWould access to better information pertaining to encryption help Congress pass good crypto-related laws? That's the impetus behind a "Digital Security Commission" and a related... Read more »

'Child ID Kits' Carry Identity Theft Risks, Experts WarnWarning to parents and guardians: Beware of collecting, storing or sharing your child's biometric information - including fingerprints and DNA - even if you're... Read more »

The Unsettling Tale of How 'The Dark Lord' Shakes Down TargetsAn individual claiming to be the hacker who posted four healthcare databases on the dark web reveals some of his tactics. We... Read more »

Some Companies Choose to Risk Fines Rather Than ComplyWhile PCI compliance is a priority for many U.S. retailers, some major companies in Australia say they'd rather forego the cost of compliance and... Read more »

Researcher Posts Links to Hundreds of Millions of CredentialsThe MySpace and LinkedIn data dumps have been made available by a security researcher on his website, which is perhaps the most easily accessible... Read more »

Google's Tavis Ormandy Finds More Flaws Exploitable via a Single EmailGoogle Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has once again found major vulnerabilities in Symantec's security products. Symantec has released updates, but not... Read more »

Alleged Hackers Dump Massive Archive of Critical DataHyderabad-based Shriram Life Insurance is alleged to have suffered a huge breach involving over 50 GB of critical data, including customer information. The reported attackers... Read more »

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