Customer, student, employee and patient information is most at risk for cyber attacks today, and defending that data is a top concern for IT professionals this year, according to the Data Loss Straw Poll.

A survey of healthcare organizations found the average cost of data breaches to these organizations rose from $183,526 in 2010 to $2,243,700 in 2011.

According to a recent Norton Cybercrime Report, 431 million adults in 24 countries experienced some type of cybercrime over the past year.

Working more closely together, cybersecurity partners from law enforcement and the private sector are increasing their efforts to combat cyber crime, as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

A computer attack on Iranian nuclear program did more harm than first reported. And an attack on law enforcement officer data in Missouri shows how low some hackers go.