The DHS has named Andy Ozment to lead its cybersecurity hub. 

Two men were criminally charged over their alleged roles in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit card numbers from Michaels Stores Inc.

The FBI is having trouble filling jobs for its cybersecurity programs because of comparatively low pay and rigorous background checks.
 

In the wake of massive data breaches such as those at the U.S. government’s Office of Personnel Management, health insurer Anthem and retailer Target, an enterprise’s initial reaction might be to tighten the security around networks and data. However, you may be forgetting one critical component: the insider threat.

While enterprise security leaders find it difficult to provide return on investment, a standard ransomware campaign could earn an attacker a 1,425-percent ROI, according to a recent Trustwave report.

Cybersecurity is more than just a headline associated with attacks on critical infrastructure assets, such as utility companies or our nation’s repository of its personnel records of employees with the highest security clearances.

This is the first in a recurring series that explores the functions, categories and subcategories of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework.

Identity theft topped the list of fastest-growing complaints to state and local consumer protection agencies last year.