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Security response personnel at HP are "actively working on a fix" for a potentially dangerous backdoor in older versions of its StoreOnce backup product line.

If you lose a database with personal information of residents of different states, what state law or laws apply when it comes to notifying those people of the breach?

A new report from Juniper Networks outlines the trends and the year-over-year growth of the mobile malware market, including the fact that criminals are making a tidy profit as a result of their efforts.

According to the results of a cloud security survey conducted by Ponemon Institute, sponsored by Thales, a growing number of organizations are pushing sensitive and confidential data into the cloud. This movement of data happens with confidence, the study says, despite concerns over data protection.

Scott Hazdra, principal security consultant for Neohapsis, has posed some interesting questions organizations need to ask when developing a cloud security policy. Given the growing need to protect data, cloud security policy development is a crucial first step in the process, but it isn’t as easy as it seems.

A survey of more than 4,000 organizations around the globe gives a mix grade to data security in the cloud.

In a survey of CIOs, system administrators, and compliance auditors, SANS Institute found that the awareness of the Critical Security Controls is very high, and many organizations are actively implementing all or parts of the controls. In fact, only 12 percent of the respondents said they hadn't heard of the Critical Security Controls before, according to the survey, which was jointly commissioned by Tenable Security, IBM, Symantec, and FireEye.

SAN FRANCISCO - Google expanded its Transparency Report on Tuesday to include maps of spots around the world where hackers are laying traps or baiting Internet users.

In security, what organizations don't know about their data that can hurt them.

Dell Bolsters Security of Commercial PCs with New Encryption, Advanced Authentication, and Malware Protection SolutionsDell has unveiled a comprehensive security suite that combines encryption, authentication, and malware prevention, to protect its business PC customers from a variety of attacks.

TURKU - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden was still in a transit zone at a Moscow airport and the sooner he selected his final destination the better.

Silent Circle, a startup providing private encrypted communications solutions, this week released Silent Circle Management Console, a secure web-based portal that allows organizations to purchase, assign and manage licenses for employees using the company’s peer-to-peer encrypted communications tools on their devices.

Researchers from Seculert have shared details on the malware behind a string of attacks used by several Chinese-speaking groups over the last four years to target different worldwide organizations and nation-states. The most recent set of attacks targeted dozens of organizations in South Korea.

Smartphone make BlackBerry today announced the availability of its latest mobile security offering designed to separate work-related apps and data from personal apps and data, on iOS and Android-based devices.

Lastline, a provider of malware protection solutions catering to businesses, today announced that it has raised $10 million in funding led by venture capital firms Redpoint Ventures and e.ventures.