Data security

Almost half of U.S. consumers are prepared to share biometric data with health insurers to receive discounts on premiums, according to a new survey.

Researchers examined the security of a large swath of technology domains being developed in industry and maturing over the next five years.

Report also reveals that organizations are altering security practices and policies due to greater reliance on cloud computing and mobile technology.

Security needs to be part of all application and data activities up and down enterprises.

Accenture survey of more than 400 insurance executives finds an industry focused on the power of digital for customer acquisition and retention.

Only one-third of organizations are actively preparing for the negative impact IoT could have on their business, study finds.

Compromised credentials still cause almost a quarter of all data breaches, the Cloud Security Alliance finds.

With a quarter of cyber attacks expected to germinate from IoT integrations, Gartner predicts big spending on cloud-based security services.

Every insurer is a potential target of a cyber-attack, and most security studies warn that the majority are overly confident in their defenses. Knowing how safe and secure your organization really is may depend on how you answer these critical questions.

Cyber thieves like to try to gain access to sensitive data through third parties, placing greater emphasis on the part of insurers to vet vendor relationships.

How insurers can ensure that sensitive data accessed by third parties is well protected.

U.S. agencies and regulators are trying to make the auto industry more aware of cyber threats and quicker in acting to plug security gaps.

To remain competitive, companies must meet ever-increasing data demands by building, running and managing modern cloud applications.

In addition, more than a quarter of hacks affect e-mail.

The industry and its regulators still find themselves learning about the hackers aggressively hunting customer’s PII data, financial records and medical histories.

Insurers are moving more applications than ever to cloud models, which are getting safer every day -- but there are still risks. Cloud Security Alliance offers tips to mitigate that.

Breaches caused by either hacking or malware went up across the board in 2015 compared to the previous year, new study finds.

Kate Miller talks cybersecurity, big data and emerging trends in the industry.

Managed devices experienced the most security incidents, despite increased investment in managed security technologies.

The Virginia-based insurance software provider teams with 360Globalnet to meet insurers' IT needs.