You can be standing next to the wrong person on a bus and get the flu, and when your data is sitting on the wrong database and the wrong person gains access, you become a victim of identity theft.

At the VigiTrust "How to Prevent Data Loss and Breaches in the Healthcare Industry" forum, held at the Irish Consulate in New York City, the conferenc...

We hear a lot of genuine concern about the growing number and sophistication of hacker attacks. But based on the information contained in this report, the sad truth is that our own government's security policies -- or lack thereof -- have put us all at risk.

While frequent data breaches may have desensitized some consumers to identity theft, it's still important to pay attention to early warning signs your info is being used illegally, no matter how creative, silly or transparent a scam may seem.

So what's it worth to you to prevent world-wide economic collapse, or even a major interruption of essential services, like power or water? These are not hypothetical questions.

NEW YORK -- Howard Stringer, the CEO of Sony, apologized to customers Thursday for the "inconvenience and concern" caused by an attack on Sony's compu...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Week after week, thieves break into corporate computer systems to steal customer lists, email addresses and credit card numbers. Larg...

According to a new report by Verizon and the U.S. Secret Service, a record number of data breaches were reported in 2010, though the number of comprom...

For corporations, the threat of data breach is more dangerous than ever--but, according to a new study, most companies still do not take the measures ...

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has put up a pretty interesting chronology of data breaches (via Guardianista) detailing leaks in the US since 2005 t...