June 19, 2013 - Cybercrime is on the rise, but will grow even faster if organizations ignore an emerging group of cybersecurity game changers: always-on connectivity, an increasingly IT-centric society, and a new class system that separates people by technology skills.

March 5, 2013 - Research conducted by Varonis, the leading provider of comprehensive data governance software, found that half of companies have lost a device with important company data on it, causing security implications for over a fifth of organisations. Further, 57% of employees believe that BYOD puts their personal data at risk as well. Despite these concerns, the study also revealed that 86% of the workforce are obsessed with their devices.

February 4, 2013 - IT spending will grow by 3.4 percent at global retail banks reaching US$118.6bn in 2013. The Ovum Business Trends report also finds that European banks are lagging behind their North American and Asia-Pacific counterparts, with just 1.8 percent growth expected, compared to 3.3 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively.

June 4, 2013 - A 2011 cyber attack on FIS was far more serious than initially reported, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) investigation which also raises questions about the vendor's security practices.

February 21, 2013 - American IT security firm, Mandiant, has released a report that identifies what it calls Unit 61398 as a secretive branch of China's military that is dedicated to cyber-hacking and stealing data and secrets from the west, confirming long held fears. China's government has denied the accusation.

February 1, 2013 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not effectively implement appropriate information security controls in the initial components of the Enhanced Secured Network (ESN) project.

May 14, 2013 - Market data vendor Bloomberg has suffered another blow to its credibility as it emerges that more than 10,000 confidential client memos sent through its private messaging system have been pubished online.

February 14, 2013 - US President Barack Obama has signed a cybersecurity executive order designed to improve collaboration and information sharing between the government and critical infrastructure providers such as banks.

January 30, 2013 - High level directors at numerous corporations around the world are concerned about the quality of information they receive about cyber security threats, says a new KPMG survey of 1,800 audit committee members across 21 countries.

May 10, 2013 - The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day public forum on June 4, 2013 addressing malware, viruses and similar threats facing users of smartphones and other mobile technologies.

February 14, 2013 - Threats to systems supporting critical infrastructure and federal operations are evolving and growing.

January 29, 2013 - The results of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) banking stress tests will be published on 7 March, it has emerged.