In many systems, "Password1" meets the same complexity requirements as "X$nc*(2^4." If you had to remember it, which would you use?

NIST's revision of Special Publication 800-53, a foundational document for FISMA compliance, also now covers recent threats posed by the cloud.

A fake profile for NATO's senior commander lured other officers into accepting a friend request, compromising personal information in the process.

Microsoft's monthly security update will feature six items -- one labeled "critical," four "important" and one moderate.

Google's Chrome Web browser fell to multiple exploits March 7 at CanSecWest security conference's Pwn2Own contest, ending its two-year winning streak at the hacker contest.

Symantec and Sprint "lost" smart phones in five cities and discovered that finders are likely to snoop through the contents, putting personal and corporate information at risk.

The demonstration for senators is designed to stress the urgency of passing cybersecurity legislation sooner rather than later.

The telecom industry's insistence that all regulation is bad for security does a disservice to those who rely on critical infrastructure.