Data Security: Features

In a country that's seen many regulatory compliance challenges this decade, the headaches of PCI security tend to be analyzed from a largely American perspective.

Frank Boldewin had seen a lot of malicious software in his time, but never anything like Rustock.C.

A refresher course on some of the most prevalent social engineering tricks used by phone, email and Web.

Network behavior analysis tools can help tune operations as well as improve security. Here are five tips for getting the job done.

Offshore outsourcing may save you money, but it also creates new risks. Here's a guide to necessary IT security measures.

Malware and botnets and phishing, oh my! Symantec's latest report on the Internet threat landscape highlights trends in cybercrime.

Passed your first PCI compliance audit? You've only just begun! Veterans say ongoing challenges with log management, database encryption and upper management buy-in mean the task is never finished.

Robert Duran of Time and Allan Kintigh of National Card Services share their PCI auditing experiences. Why one's experience was unpleasant and the other fared better.

The Internet will mark an infamous anniversary on Sunday, when the Morris worm turns 20.

Robert Tappan Morris, the 21-year-old Cornell University student who unleashed the first worm attack on the Internet in 1988, has fully rehabilitated his reputation in the computer science community. Today, he is a respected associate professor of computer science at MIT.

Whether they're in branch offices or home offices, workers are increasingly telecommuting instead of working in a traditional centralized office environment.