Retailers may be facing an uptick in cyberattacks in 2014. While the late 2013 breach of Target's point-of-sale systems has received much attention, it could be just the tip of the iceberg. Researchers have observed spikes in malicious activity in the sector recently, plus stores still have to deal with relatively unsafe magnetic stripe cards until at least late 2015. O...

The recent data breach at U.S. retailer Target revealed deep flaws in point-of-sale security, which continues to be a neglected area despite the abundance of applicable regulations and the growing number of targeted attacks. For retailers, the incident provides an opportunity to step back and consider how they can make IT systems more secure. From the warehouse to the s...

The December breach of U.S. retailer Target brought memory-only malware back into the spotlight. The infection that compromised Target's systems was a member of a Trojan family that loads itself into RAM without any installation on the main drive. Some security researchers have fretted about the impact of such threats, pointing out that they're resilient against many t...

School IT administrators have to contend with a new wave of security vulnerabilities. Incidents such as a California scandal involving student use of keylogging software have exposed some of the weaknesses in educational IT systems. It's not just students who pose a risk to the network, either - recently, a U.K. teacher accidentally uploaded adult materials to a school se...

In the wake of the recent winter storms, some North American electricity providers have been asking customers to conserve energy in order to reduce strain on the grid. Government organizations have also undertaken similar initiatives, with the Illinois Commerce Commission directing utility Commonwealth Edison to do more to cut power usage. While suppliers and individual...