US Authorities Indict 5 Men for Largest Ever Data Breach Conspiracy

Five people were recently charged with conspiracy in a worldwide hacking spree that stole 160 million credit card numbers and cost the victim companies hundreds of millions of dollars. Source: Infosecurity Magazine

Forget Standardization -- Embrace BYOD

The platform standardization ship has sailed, but mobile device management is your ticket to securing all of those handhelds. Source: Dark Reading

2.5 million Californians exposed to identity theft in 2012

According to a new report from the California Attorney General’s office, data breaches in the state exposed more than 2.5 million residents to the risk of identity theft in 2012 – many of which could have been prevented with the implementation of even the most basic security precautions. Source: Infosecurity Magazine

IRS leaks tens of thousands of Social Security numbers

Social Security numbers for thousands of U.S. citizens were made publicly available online after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posted them to a government website. Source: SC Magazine

Hack exposes Morningstar data on 182k investors, including some credit card numbers

Chicago-based investment research firm Morningstar announced that the personal data for tens of thousands of clients was compromised in an "intrusion" dating back to April 2012. Source: SC Magazine

Symantec Delivers DLP 12 To Take On Insider Threats

Symantec recently introduced Data Loss Prevention 12, the company's answer to the ever-increasing need for protection against insider threats. Source: CRN