On The Internet, Everyone Knows You’re A Dog

The release of gigabytes of data from extramarital hookup site Ashley Madison underscores the death of online anonymity – and the dangers of unchecked data collection and storage by online merchants.

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DDoS As a Cover for Data Theft

Distributed denial of service attacks are IT teams' worst nightmare - but they may be the least of your problems, experts say.

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Carphone Warehouse Compromised

Carphone Warehouse, a British cellphone company, fell victim to a comprehensive hack discovered on Wednesday, August 5th. 

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Will the Real Victim Stand Up?

Class action suits over data breaches continue to be met with conflicting results - but what effect does this have on corporations' responsibility for consumer data protection?

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2015 Midyear Review: The Biggest Data Breaches Year to Date

2015 has been full of data breaches thus far, and it seems that personal and health records are attackers’ top targets. With the first half of 2015 in the books, let’s take a look back at some of the biggest and most impactful data breaches that have occurred.

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Ashley Madison: The Information Economy’s Love Canal?

The hack of married person “hookup” site Ashley Madison is just the latest evidence that we need to reconsider the rewards and the risks of data in our information economy.

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Black Hat is coming up - don't miss our contests and giveaways!

With Black Hat coming up in merely 10 days, check out our fun contests! (And definitely enter, too)

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The Top 10 Moments in Black Hat History

The annual Black Hat conference is just weeks away. Before this year’s conference kicks off, let’s take a look at some of the most memorable and impactful moments in the history of the event.

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ATF Official Caught Leaking Employee Data

CNN reports that an executive at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was sending personnel data to a personal email account.

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EHR Vendors: The Next Target for Healthcare Hackers?

Hackers have already put hospital networks and insurers on notice that they’re interested in the health data they protect. Electronic health record vendors may be next.

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