Data security

In a significant data security incident, 5 million credit and debit card numbers, along with customers’ financial records and personal details, have been exposed, raising the risk of financial fraud and identity theft for millions of Americans. What Happened: The data security company Leakd ...

Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new privacy tools centered on advertising face a challenge from a mechanism under testing in China, which was developed with the help of Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG), the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. What Happened: P&G reportedly cooperated...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) said Thursday that the company and its Irish unit have filed a lawsuit in Portugal against two people who they accuse of scraping user-profiles from its website. What Happened: The Mark Zuckerberg-led company accused the unnamed defendants of violating its terms of service...

In more trouble for the Chinese tech giant, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd (NYSE: BABA)-backed Indian grocer BigBasket suffered a massive data breach affecting a million users, Bloomberg reports. The cyberattack comes a few weeks after another Alibaba-backed e-...

When you're trying to optimize logistics for one of the largest water, hygiene and energy technologies and services companies in the world, patience – and flexibility – are necessary virtues.  "The problems that you're trying to fix change over time," observed Ryan Hanson, vice president of...

Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ: CARB), a "little guy" data protection company, has shown over the past few years a shift in its business strategy which warrants a bullish stance on the stock, according to Stifel. The Analyst Stifel's Brad Reback initiated coverage of Carbonite with a Buy...

The cybersecurity industry continues to remain in the spotlight at a time when data breaches and hacks are surging. But many investors are left in the dark as to which names boast the necessary technology and expertise to emerge as a winner in the space. The Expert CNBC's Jim Cramer. The...