Trend Micro researchers are warning that a recently patched flaw in Windows Media Player is being used by remote hackers to launch malware.

The US Congress must include strong privacy protections in any cybersecurity legislation it adopts, a constitutional watchdog group warned in a report released Friday.

The FBI is asking industry for help in developing a far-reaching data-mining application that can gather and analyze intelligence from social media sites.

Security firm Symantec has warned businesses to stop using its pcAnywhere software until security patches are issued.

The South African Department of Communication plans to submit the long-overdue National Cybersecurity Policy Framework for South Africa to the nation's cabinet for approval in March.

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Comment: APT Tops Security Risks to Corporate IP in 2012Verdasys’ Bill Ledingham shares his insights on advanced persistent threats (APT) and offers steps companies can take to increase their cybersecurity

Can Security and Privacy Co-exist?Should you have to give up privacy to get more security, or does one actually support the other? Danny Bradbury sounds out the experts

Comment: Information Assurance as a Flexible Security SolutionChris Mayers of Citrix UK outlines how the public sector can meet confidentiality, integrity and availability requirements in the face of ongoing regulatory and technological change

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Insider ThreatsWhether intentional or unintentional, insider threats take many forms. The (ISC)² US Government Advisory Board Executive Writers Bureau examines this dichotomy and how it is being affected by both regulatory considerations, and the rapidly changing technology landscape

Comment: Information management policies must address risk of human errorChristian Toon, head of Information Security at Iron Mountain Europe, considers the growing number of avoidable data breaches that involve paper documents and advises businesses how to minimize these risks by getting to grips with information handling, management, storage and secure destruction.

Infosecurity: Do You Eat Your Own Dog Food?How many traffic policemen never exceed the speed limit when off duty? How many vicars don’t swear? And how many IT security professionals practice what they preach? No, seriously, do you eat your own dog food? That’s the question Davey Winder has been asking of infosec professionals in an attempt to determine just how secure security experts really are away from the office

Comment: It’s Time for Smartphone SecurityAs the mobile market grows, so does mobile malware. Don DeBolt, director of threat research at internet security company Total Defense, discusses how IT practitioners and company employees can best stay safe by protecting themselves from mobile hacks, privacy concerns and more in a day and age when mobile malware is on the rise

Compliance Strategies – A.K.A. Alphabet SoupDoes your organization follow a recipe, or simply ‘eye-up’ the ingredients to your compliance tick boxes? Fred Donovan taste-tests what is often viewed as the unsavory side of the information security profession

Comment: Data Governance Must Evolve to Meet Growing Insider ThreatInsider-driven data leaks are in the news every day, and unstructured data provides the biggest challenge for IT to secure and manage. Brian Vecci of Varonis Systems highlights key steps that organizations can take to measure and improve their data governance, and reduce data loss from insiders

Paging Doctor Compliance With changes to the US healthcare system already underway – albeit at a snail’s pace – now is the perfect time to examine how the regulatory and compliance landscape may change with it. Esther Shein surveys the sector and seeks the proper prescription