Google detects 9,500 new malicious websites daily

Google blocks about 9,500 new malicious websites every day as part of its antiphishing and antimalware detection capabilities, according to new statistics released this week by the search engine giant. Source: SearchSecurity

6 Biggest Breaches Of 2012 So Far

According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, during the first half of 2012 we have seen 266 breaches that affect more than 18.5 million records. Dark Reading poured through the records and picked a breach for each month of 2012 so far to highlight as the most important exposures to learn from in the first half of the year. Source: Dark Reading

Global Payments: Consumer data may also have been stolen

Credit card processor says unspecified consumer data may have been exposed in addition to credit card numbers stolen. Source: CNET Security News

Insider threats continue to plague IT managers

The vast majority of IT managers and C-level professionals are more concerned with insider threats – such as the theft of confidential information by employees – than external threats. Source: Infosecurity Magazine

Survey Says Health Data Breaches Can Lower Consumer Confidence

Health data breaches can have a negative effect on an organization's relationship with its customers, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Source: iHealthBeat