Nobody can say Google didn't warn us: Notifications of changes to its privacy policies have been impossible for its users to miss over recent weeks. Come March 1, Google's privacy policies and the data gained from its more than 60 products and services all become one.

Godspeed, Barack Obama! Your new Internet Bill of Rights may be consumers' best hope for maintaining a shred of privacy against the strong winds of capitalism run amok.

While some of my colleagues here at TST look at highly technical and detailed security topics, I am more likely to focus how to protect your data from a zombie attack, an outbreak of swine flu or an IED. The latest addition to my personal "Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is the cloud provider or software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor that fails and suddenly goes dark.

A new survey finds nearly six in 10 information security pros are using inadequate tools to protect their enterprise servers.

According to a former top U.S. intelligence official, it may take a cyber-calamity to spur the United States to get serious about cybersecurity, including getting the U.S. government and businesses to cooperate closely when dealing with threats and attacks.