Data security

The law is largely based on similar regulation in New York state, but has key differences, lawyers say.

Perhaps of greatest concern, a new study showed that uncertainty is highest among IT security experts, who should therefore be more familiar with the issue.

More rules may not be the best answer to protecting financial services against cyber attacks.

A new study out from CareerCast reports that those three job occupations have hiring outlooks of 21 percent, 18 percent and 17 percent respectively.

Optimism about the value of AI-powered applications in the enterprise is high and plans to continue investment in the technology are widespread, a new study reveals.

While keeping up with regulatory changes remains a big challenge, insurers are focused on cybersecurity and IT risk at high levels.

Calls for less reliance on credit bureaus and Social Security numbers for verification are leading many to envision a future of identity on a distributed ledger.

The life carrier is keen on finding the startups that will define insurance user experience and distribution in the future, says managing director Doug Russell.

Technology and information management dominate the most wanted hires this year, with seven of the top 10 in the IT and analytics fields.

Organizations continued to have great need for infosec and DevOps talent, but there was little gain for data processing professionals in September.

Spending on core systems and digital innovation is high, but CIOs are spending a lot of time meeting data security needs, says Novarica.

The offering uses mimicked version of an information system to fool hackers, says Chris Albery of the HITRUST organization.

Artificial intelligence, followed by digital security and the IoT are the most differentiating technologies, but also among the hardest to hire for, say IT leaders.

Richard Smith will apologize for the breach and outlined a chronology of key events in Congressional testimony today.

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.