Jaikumar Vijayan
Jaikumar Vijayan is a freelance technology writer specializing in computer security and privacy topics. Disclosure: He also writes for Hewlett-Packard's marketing website TechBeacon.
IRS makes tax refund scams harder but W-2 phishing attacks continue unabated
Anti-fraud measures by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state agencies over the past two years have made tax refund scams harder for cyber criminals to pull off even as attacks targeting taxpayer information continue unabated.
Tips for negotiating with cyber extortionists
Whether you are opposed to it or not, enterprises need to have a plan for negotiating with people who take their data hostage.
5 tips for better enterprise security
Do your security policies and procedures actually promote better security, or is your company only looking for known malware and ignoring the human factor? It’s a tricky balancing act that trips up many organizations.
5 things you should know about cyber insurance
As more companies step in to offer insurance coverage against a broad range of cyber losses, we break down five points that organizations should keep in mind as they consider their options.
Tech groups press Congress to pass USA Freedom Act
As Congress returned from summer recess Monday, several technology and civil rights groups quickly renewed their push for a bill that seeks to put curbs on the bulk collection of phone records and Internet data by the government.
Home Depot breach could be as big as Target's
In what could turn out to be another huge data breach, Home Depot on Tuesday confirmed that it is investigating a potential compromise of credit card and debit card data belonging to an unspecified number of customers.
Healthcare organizations still too lax on security
Data breach at Community Health is symptom of broader problem, security experts say
Supervalu breach shows why move to smartcards is long overdue
U.S. remains one of the last developed nations to use magnetic stripe cards
Tennessee firm blames bank for $193K cybertheft
TEC Industrial sues TriSummit bank for failing to spot fraudulent wire transfers
Cybersecurity should be professionalized
It's time to institute national standards and licensing requirements for cybersecurity professionals, Pell Center says
Attackers exploit remote access tools to compromise retail systems
DHS warns retailers of threat to point-of-sale systems
CISOs still struggle for respect from peers
Despite greater security awareness, most C-suite executives continue to undervalue CISOs, survey shows.
There's still a security disconnect on BYOD
Companies are implementing BYOD security policies, but surveys find that many workers aren't following them
New docs show DHS was more worried about critical infrastructure flaw in '07 than it let on
Homeland Security mistakenly releases info on 'Aurora' test in response to unrelated FOIA request
NSA defends collecting data from U.S. residents not suspected of terrorist activities
Spokeswoman says spy agency has long said some of the data it intercepts belonging to non-suspects
Hackers hit more businesses through remote access accounts
More lessons in why companies must monitor third-party access to their networks
Groups fear bill would allow free flow of data between private sector and NSA
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 is a big threat to individual privacy, say privacy groups
Google's move into home automation means even less privacy
Plans by subsidiary Nest to share info with the search giant is the tip of the iceberg
Security skills shortage is real, and it's not going away anytime soon
Companies face a number of short-term challenges, RAND Corp. says
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