The number of reported data breaches in the United States has already surpassed 2007's total, according to a report from Identity Theft Resource Center.

Medical identity theft is increasing, in part because of the wealth of personal information available in medical records, experts say. And much of this identity theft is coming from within the medical community.

Cybercriminals are adopting new automation techniques and improving on strategies that enable them to exploit vulnerabilities rapidly, a new study reveals.

More than 75 percent of bank websites have at least one design flaw that could lead to the theft of customer information, according to a recent University of Michigan study.

Prevx, an internet security company headquartered in Derby has discovered a new trojan designed to steal information from large banking institutions. Jacques Erasmus, director of malware research, told SCMagazineUS.com on Friday that the Limbo 2 trojan might be the most sophisticated trojan yet released.

For the upcoming version of Internet Explorer 8.0 (IE8), Microsoft has hinted at a number of security improvements.

Companies that aren't in compliance with PCI DSS Section 6.6 risk fines and other losses that could reach into the millions of dollars

A security testing company has unearthed a range of vulnerabilities affecting many of the most popular IP telephony platforms; Avaya, Cisco and Nortel have issued advisories