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.

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.

January 25, 2013 - New research shows that despite the adoption of mobile devices and the use of personal mobile applications in the workplace, organizations are not moving fast enough to develop and deploy mobile applications for staff, customers and partners.

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.

January 7, 2013 - International Data Corporation (IDC) today announced details for the upcoming Web conference, IDC's 2013 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Predictions: Securing the Expanding Walls of an Enterprise, to be held January 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time. The complimentary Webcast will feature Chris Christiansen, Program Vice President, Security Products and Services, and will explore how the growth of BYOD strategies, cloud deployments, and social media have changed the scope and size of the enterprise and, therefore, the span of security strategies.

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.

December 17, 2012 - A group protesting about the release of a film mocking the prophet Mohammed has promised to unleash a second wave of Distributed Denial of Service attacks against prominent US banks in the run-up to Christmas.