The benefits from employing social media as a way to connect with stakeholders outweigh the risks, says David Bradford, the editor of a new survey of risk managers. Still, he says, the risks must be adequately addressed.

The United States - and other advanced societies - shouldn't let the reliability of their electric grids lull them into being unprepared for possible massive power outages caused by cyberattacks, cybersecurity expert Harry Raduege says.

There have never been so many job opportunities for privacy professionals. Nor have there ever been so many challenges. Trevor Hughes of the IAPP discusses what it takes to grow a privacy career.

Guardian Analytics is out with its third annual Business Banking Trust Study. What are the latest fraud threats, and how do businesses expect their banking institutions to respond to these threats?

Her first nine months on the job included a data breach and a CEO shakeup. Hear how Symantec CISO Patricia Titus has adapted to business change and re-focused the company's security team.

Now that Congress has failed to enact significant cybersecurity legislation, President Obama needs to find new ways to secure key government and business IT systems, says Melissa Hathaway, a former top White House cybersecurity adviser.

Microsoft says its next version of the Internet Explorer web browser will feature "do not track" as a default user setting. What are the online privacy implications? Trevor Hughes of the IAPP weighs in.

Banking institutions are making technology strides to fight fraud. But how will emerging channels and services, such as mobile payments, impact these investments?

The truth about preventing a breach, like the advanced-persistent-threat attack RSA experienced in 2011, is that an organization can't defend critical systems alone, says RSA CISO Eddie Schwartz.

ISACA just issued COBIT 5 for Information Security, a business-centric approach to governance and IT management. ISACA's Robert Stroud explains what COBIT 5 means to your organization.