The nationwide shortage of cybersecurity professionals – particularly for positions within the federal government – creates risks for national and homeland security, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation.

The UK government said it wants to hand out life sentences to anyone found guilty of a cyberattack that has a catastrophic effect.

Sam's Club said it would unveil a new credit card that features chip-enabled security technology.

In the event of a breach, you need to have a written plan to take immediate steps and know who is going to analyze the problem, who will notify the people impacted by the breach, and who you can call for help, among other things.

In early May, the FTC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge held that in an enforcement action the FTC must disclose “what data security standards, if any” it has published and intends to rely upon to demonstrate that a company’s data security practices are not reasonable and appropriate.

Acccording to the 2014 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey, most U.S. organizations' cybersecurity capabilities do not rival the persistence and technological skills of their cyber adversaries.

China will investigate providers of IT products and services to protect “national security” and “economic and social development,” according to the official Xinhua news agency. This move follows the U.S. government charged five Chinese military officers with hacking U.S. companies to steal trade secrets.

eBay been hit by a huge cyberattack that compromised its main database holding user passwords.