Healthcare Security in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi government is investing in the healthcare industry and encouraging cloud and virtualization technologies for better productivity. George Yacoub of SEHA sees immense security challenges ahead. Read more »

ISF on Asia’s Security Challenges

What are some of the unique security challenges facing Asian organizations, and how can they meet them? Steve Durbin of the global Information Security Forum shares insight from new research. Read more »

Lenovo Patches Critical PC Flaws

After Superfish, Fresh Warnings Over Preinstalled SoftwareLenovo issues an emergency patch to fix flaws in the System Update software that it preinstalls on business-focused Windows PCs after security researchers discover vulnerabilities that... Read more »

Appeals Court: NSA Lacks Bulk Collection Authority

Ruling Says Patriot Act Didn't Authorize NSA to Create ProgramA federal appeals court has ruled that the National Security Agency's collection of metadata of Americans' telephone calls is not authorized by the... Read more »

The Implications of Court’s NSA Ruling

Assessing Order Declaring NSA Bulk Collection Program IllegalA federal appellate court decision that the National Security Agency's bulk data collection program is illegal could have sweeping ramifications beyond derailing the initiative to... Read more »

Meru Cabs: Customer Data Exposed

Company Fixing Flaws that Left Customer Info UnprotectedMumbai-based Meru Cabs, which offers online and mobile-app cab bookings, has been inadvertently exposing customer data to the Internet. How did the exposure occur, and... Read more »

Best Off Beat stories from April

This month: parties battle for ownership of a giant emerald, an executive assistant says she was forced to watch "chick flicks," rock band Gwar is accused of stealing its frontman's ashes, and... Read more »

Cocktail waitress’ hostile work environment suit reinstated

An en banc appeals court has reinstated hostile work environment and retaliation charges filed by a terminated cocktail waitress who allegedly had been called a “porch monkey,” holding that a single incident... Read more »

Ex-American Apparel CEO Charney sues investor for defamation

(Reuters) — Dov Charney, the ousted chief executive of American Apparel Inc. Read more »

Target-MasterCard settlement moves ahead despite judge’s doubts

(Reuters) — A federal judge has rejected a bid from a group of banks and credit unions suing Target Corp. over its 2013 data breach to block the company's proposed $19 million... Read more »