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Top-of-mind IT security problems are bad enough. Finding the right sources of information to help rectify them can be tougher.

So to make the busy IT security executive's job easier, we've aggregated all our feature and news articles into SC Magazine's Featured Sectors.

By conveniently divvying our objective editorial offerings into today's most pressing IT security-related matters, you can quickly peruse the most up-to-date news and in-depth features.

Financial Services

Views regarding PCI compliance are mostly positive

Angela Moscaritolo January 12, 2011

A new survey from Cisco reveals that organizations are getting better at handling their obligations to meet payment industry security guidelines.

Zeus botnet targeting Macy's, Nordstrom account holders

Angela Moscaritolo December 09, 2010

A new Zeus botnet is targeting the credit card accounts of several major U.S. retailers, including Macy's and Nordstrom, according to researchers at online banking security firm, Trusteer.

Senate votes to exempt lawyers, doctors from Red Flags

Angela Moscaritolo December 02, 2010

Lawyers, doctors and accountants may avoid having to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's new identity theft rule.

Class-action lawsuit brought against AvMed over breach

Dan Kaplan November 23, 2010

A Florida-based health insurance provider has been hit with a class-action lawsuit after it revealed earlier this year that thieves had stolen two company laptops containing the personal information of members.

Breaches cost health care industry $6 billion annually

Angela Moscaritolo November 09, 2010

Despite facing stricter privacy and security regulations, hospitals still are struggling to protect patient information, and breaches cost the health care industry $6 billion annually, according to a new study.

Indiana attorney general sues WellPoint over breach

Angela Moscaritolo November 02, 2010

The Indiana Attorney General's office has filed a lawsuit against Indianapolis-based health insurance provider WellPoint for taking months to notify state residents whose personal information was breached.

Views regarding PCI compliance are mostly positive

Angela Moscaritolo January 12, 2011

A new survey from Cisco reveals that organizations are getting better at handling their obligations to meet payment industry security guidelines.

DHS zeroing in on Vietnamese-based fraud ring

Angela Moscaritolo January 04, 2011

Operation eMule is targeting a Vietnamese-based fraud operation believed to have duped U.S. retailers out of millions of dollars.

Zeus botnet targeting Macy's, Nordstrom account holders

Angela Moscaritolo December 09, 2010

A new Zeus botnet is targeting the credit card accounts of several major U.S. retailers, including Macy's and Nordstrom, according to researchers at online banking security firm, Trusteer.

Report: Toolkits now used in the majority of cyberattacks

Angela Moscaritolo January 19, 2011

Cybercrime attack toolkits are now used in the majority of internet attacks, according to a report released Tuesday by Symantec.

Oracle releases 66 fixes in its quarterly patch cycle

Greg Masters January 19, 2011

Oracle released 66 security patches for 43 Oracle security vulnerabilities and 23 for Sun software.

Microsoft releases free secure development tool

Dan Kaplan January 18, 2011

Microsoft on Monday announced the free availability of a new software development tool designed for coders, as well as IT professionals.

AT&T; iPad hackers arrested, facing federal charges

Angela Moscaritolo January 18, 2011

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have filed charges against two individuals believed to have stolen the personal information of 120,000 iPad users from AT&T;'s network this past June.

Prominent government and educations sites hijacked

Angela Moscaritolo January 14, 2011

A large number of legitimate websites have been infected to redirect users to spam websites.

Palin hacker begins time in prison, not halfway house

Dan Kaplan January 14, 2011

The student convicted of hacking into the Yahoo email account of Sarah Palin while she was the Republican candidate for vice president has begun serving a prison term.

Views regarding PCI compliance are mostly positive

Angela Moscaritolo January 12, 2011

A new survey from Cisco reveals that organizations are getting better at handling their obligations to meet payment industry security guidelines.

Cyberattacks increase 29 percent in 2010

James Hale January 11, 2011

The number of breaches affecting Canadian organizations grew last year, but the cost associated with these incidents decreased by more than $654,000 - or almost 80 percent - during the same period.

RIM to filter internet for BlackBerry users in Indonesia

James Hale January 11, 2011

Responding to pressure from Indonesia's government, Research In Motion has decided to filter pornographic internet content for BlackBerry users in that country.

Microsoft kicks off 2011 with light patch load

Angela Moscaritolo January 11, 2011

Tuesday's security update is comprised of two fixes for three vulnerabilities, but it does not address two publicly known flaws.

Senate votes to exempt lawyers, doctors from Red Flags

Angela Moscaritolo December 02, 2010

Lawyers, doctors and accountants may avoid having to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's new identity theft rule.

PCI Council: P2PE simplifies PCI DSS compliance

Angela Moscaritolo September 23, 2010

The group responsible for managing payment security rules plans to release two new guidance documents early next month assessing the impact of emerging data security technologies on payment card security.

HP to buy ArcSight for $1.5 billion

Angela Moscaritolo September 13, 2010

Another IT security company was gobbled up by an IT bellwether when HP on Monday announced plans to acquire Cupertino, Calif.-based SIEM provider ArcSight for $1.5 billion.