Data security has become an issue of paramount concern for universities across the globe. The large quantities of students' sensitive personal, financial and even academic records contained on college servers have increased their visibility as a cybercrime target. Hackers are attacking organizations, including universities, with greater regularity. According to a study i...

Video game players have become targets for cybercriminals in recent months. Although gamers may not possess the vast quantities of lucrative data that large enterprises have, their less secure defensive measures and willingness to engage in risky online data transfers puts them at risk for exploitation by hackers and data thieves. The gaming world is a much more dangerou...

Typically, hospital patients' greatest fears revolve around needles or having to undergo surgery. Recent reports suggest that patients should be just as worried about what happens to their personal data during and after a hospital stay. According to a recent study, 94 percent of surveyed hospitals experienced ...

Cybercrime is typically characterized as the work of data thieves either working alone or as part of a larger syndicate that wants to break into a network and steal personal or financial information. However, this does not account for all data breach incidents. A significant portion of cyberattacks are the work of foreign agents attempting to infiltrate the networks of riv...