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In order to make sure a phishing campaign works, the victim has to believe an email is legitimate. It’s no surprise that the Apple security breach is the latest event to be taken advantage of.

According to Kaspersky Lab’s second quarter report, Kaspersky Security Bulletin, for April to June 2013, 19.9 million malware threats were detected on the computers of the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) participants in India.

A recent Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) research study focused on advanced malware protection and detection.

More than two-thirds of executives are concerned their companies will not be able to stop such threats, and one in five say their biggest concern is not knowing whether an attack is underway, according to ThreatTrack Security.

The United Arab Emirates, the second-largest economy in the Middle East, fought off a series of cyber-attacks later traced to Egypt.

About 50 institutions — including banks like JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) and Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) — will participate in the exercise, called “Quantum Dawn 2.”

There’s a funny catch-22 when it comes to privacy best practices. The very techniques that experts recommend to protect your privacy from government and commercial tracking could be at odds with the antiquated, vague Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).

Cisco Systems is beefing up its security portfolio to better address advanced persistent threats with the $2.7 billion acquisition of Sourcefire – a move that at least one analyst thinks could kick off a wave of consolidation in the cybersecurity space.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following increased concerns regarding the security of medical devices, is in the midst of developing a cybersecurity laboratory, it announced this weekend.

If there are any lingering doubts that mobile devices have profoundly transformed today’s business, one study finds that using smart devices for productivity is “now the standard.”