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Netherlands-based digital certificate authority DigiNotar announced Aug. 30 it was breached, and although it said it expected the "impact of the breach of DigiNotar's SSL and EVSSL business to be Read more...

In calendar year 2010, HIPAA-covered entities notified the Health and Human Services Department of 207 breaches that affected 500 or more individuals. This resulted in breach notifications being sent Read more...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University reported this week that, in this era of widespread use of computers and sophisticated software, the Social Security numbering system is more vulnerable to Read more...

Vivek Kundra, the nation's first federal Chief Information Officer, testified before Congress on Tuesday that the seven-year-old Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) was old and rusty. Read more...

The Obama administration's two-month review of the nation's cybersecurity policy is just about over, and the results will have a major impact on IT policy for every federal agency. While little is Read more...