Equifax's data breach may be the most serious, given that it covered 143 million consumers and involved reams of confidential information, but it wasn't the largest. Following are the biggest to date.

Organizations paid $301M to cyber attackers in 2016, and incidents are expected to increase over the next two years.

Insurer’s personal insurance unit is looking to develop lasting relationships with startups in big data, AI and more.

Carriers are wise to shore up security governance, data protection and incident response strategies, says Novarica's Tom Benton.

Many organizations struggle with an overwhelming amount of threat information, coupled with a lack of staff expertise to analyze it.

This information is exactly what is relied on to verify someone’s identity. It is simply a gold mine for potential identity thieves.

Intruders accessed names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver’s license numbers, the company said.

A recent survey on how well prepared organizations are to protect their systems from a breach was 'eye-opening and disturbing,' says Martin Veitch.

DR planning is a critical component of every information management strategy, even if the data center is in the cloud.

The number of incidents has risen rapidly in recent years, but organizations are learning from their mistakes and making improvements.

Leading organizations embrace information security from the top down, and employees are given the right resources to defend against a breach.

The latest mandate encourages greater sharing of data between public and private organizations, and establishes protections of privacy and liability for those sharing the information.

Carrier is required to pay $5.5 million, employ two breach specialists in its IT department and conduct audits of its systems yearly.

SOCs devote 50 percent more time than their counterparts on actual threat hunting, according to a new study from McAfee.

Firms should be looking at whether they have the right culture and people in place to understand data and how to best keep it safe.

Researchers have seen at least three cyber espionage operations using this technique, says Alexey Shulmin of Kapersky Lab.

The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 calls for Internet-connected devices to be patchable, meet minimum data safety standards and have changeable password capability.

Forensic study finds an employee of a business associate of the insurer accessed PHI.

The rampant proliferation of easy-to-use hacking tools and number of bad actors willing to deploy them means that everyone needs to 'up their game' to stay safe.

New Jersey insurer becomes the organization's 50th industry sponsor in hopes of forging new relationships with up-and-coming startups.