Worker’s overdose death doesn’t bar survivor comp benefits

The family of an injured worker who died from a prescription drug overdose should receive workers compensation death benefits, the California Supreme Court has ruled. Read more »

Highest paid broker execs

Who were the highest-paid executives at publicly traded brokers in 2014? Find out in our latest gallery. Read more »

Mideast Burning Man goes back to Stone Age

An event in Israel’s Negev desert related to Nevada’s Burning Man festival may have literally unmade history, according to media reports. Read more »

Major deficiencies shown in 39% of benefit plan audits

Some accountants auditing employee benefit plans have a quality problem, said a study published Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration. Read more »

Workplace productivity group names new CEO

The Disability Management Employer Coalition said on Friday that Terri L. Rhodes has rejoined the organization to serve as its new CEO. Read more »

The Internet of Buggy Things

It's Time to Patch or Pitch Vulnerable DevicesIt's no surprise that virus-wielding hackers are exploiting Internet of Things devices. Blame too many device manufacturers rushing products to market, skimping on secure development... Read more »

Hot Sessions at Infosec Europe 2015

Cybercrime, Data Breaches Among Topics at Must-See SessionsThis year's Infosecurity Europe conference in London is offering a top-notch range of sessions, ranging from how to battle cybercrime and social engineering to building... Read more »

Warning: Security Alert Overload

Vendors' and software makers' over-reliance on security messages and warnings has left users habituated to them, thus rendering such alerts less effective or even worthless, warns cybersecurity expert Alan Woodward. Read more »

Will MasterCard, Target Renegotiate?

Banks Reject Breach Settlement, Push Forward with LawsuitMasterCard's breach settlement with Target has been derailed after not enough card issuers agreed to the terms. Now MasterCard is expected to attempt to renegotiate,... Read more »

Threat Intelligence in Right Context

FireEye's Costanzo Calls for 'Re-Imagining' SecurityWith growing vulnerabilities and changing cyberthreats, CISOs must leverage threat intelligence models to gauge attackers' motives, says FireEye's Rich Costanzo, who calls on CISOs to "re-imagine" sec... Read more »