data protection

New proposals for Europe's data-protection law would see companies facing fines of up to two percent of their global turnover if they breach the rules.

The volume of malware on the 'net is growing faster than anyone thought. But the number of viruses isn't the story. The real danger is the new focus on selling stolen access to sensitive sites, not just data.

What's your Irene plan? Hear how one IT group saved its data center by moving it into a water tower.

LulzSec has topped off its string of high-profile hacks over the last weeks with the gratuitous post of data on private citizens, which is already implicated in incidents of fraud. Lulz, bro. Lulz.

Data breaches shake confidence in the cloud, blaming it for security gaps between new technology, old security policies and a human tendency toward trust. Fix that and you're golden.

Apple has tweaked the iOS version of Safari to be able to run Amazon's Cloud Player music-service client, just as Google launches the second service to beat Apple to its own punch.

Data loss protection can protect the specific information you think is too valuable to use; it can also take two years to put into effect.

At some companies IT leads the charge on tablets. At others,it tries to hold back the tide. The evidence that tablets are actually useful, not just sexy, is becoming overwhelming.

Using a grossly insecure Skype client and new exploit for illustration, IT can show its value even to phone users who scoff at musty ideas of how to keep data secure.

Convicted hacker Albert Gonzalez, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the massive hacks at TJX, Heartland and numerous retailers, now claims that he thought he was authorized and directed by the government to carry out the illegal activities.