Security issues increase corporate BYOD costs

Despite the perception that bring your own device (BYOD) saves organizations money, more than two-thirds of IT professionals believe it increases costs, primarily due to the added security risks and measures required. Source: Infosecurity (USA)

Most firms do not protect sensitive data in databases, survey finds

A full 65% of businesses do not protect the sensitive data in their databases from unauthorized employees and consultants, according to a survey conducted by GreenSQL. Source: Infosecurity (USA)

Summer of the Health Data Breach continues

It’s getting to the point where during this Summer of the Health Data Breach, keeping up with each occurrence is easier said than done.Source: EHR Intelligence

Obama weighs executive order on cybersecurity

In response to the Senate’s failure to pass the Cybersecurity Act, President Obama is mulling issuing an executive order to beef up the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, according to White House homeland security adviser John Brennan. Source: Infosecurity Magazine

Data breach costs LinkedIn up to $1 million

Due to one of the year's largest reported data breaches, business networking site LinkedIn has announced that it already has taken up to a $1 million hit. Source: SC Magazine

Five Steps To Protecting Intellectual Property

Staying secure means finding out where your sensitive data resides -- and how to protect it. Source: Dark Reading

White House, Cybersecurity Chiefs Back Proposed Legislation

Obama, top federal officials say Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is good enough to help. Source: Dark Reading