Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is launching a statewide competition to identify and train Illinois residents for jobs in cyber security.

The "secret" Fusion Cell involves 160 large UK companies and multiple intelligence agencies. 

A recent from Lieberman Software Corporation reveals that more than 80% of IT security professionals believe that corporate employees deliberately ignore security rules issued by the IT department.

A recent study by ClikCloud found though more than three-quarters of small businesses believe their companies are safe from hackers, 20% of all cyberattacks hit small businesses with 250 or fewer employees.

The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that includes big banks, utilities and key transportation companies having emails and Web surfing scanned.

Cyberattackers have attacked South Korean banks and broadcasters, infecting networks with a malicious program that slowed or shut systems down.

Requests for 2,500 absentee ballots, many originating from a few IP addresses overseas, caught the attention of fraud-detection software and election officials as the first cyberattack on an electronic election process. 

Carnegie Mellon University and the National Security Agency are sponsoring an online hacking competition with the hopes of sparking interest in computer security careers.

Cyberattacks got top billing on the list of security threats facing the U.S.

The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States.