The UK's GCHQ has named eight Centers of Excellence for Cybersecurity Research, and University College London is one of the designees. Researcher Angela Sasse discusses the significance of this honor.

A two-year-old California law requires each of some 120 state agencies to have an information security officer, but not every agency ISO is well-versed in IT security.

The role of identity and access management is as critical as ever. But the demands of the role? They are radically different, says Sam Curry, CTO of RSA, who discusses the new skills needed.

The UK Information Commissioner's Office has released a new security guide for small and midsized businesses. Simon Rice of the ICO discusses the guide and how to use it to avoid being breached.

Gartner's Tom Scholtz doesn't see a shortage of technically skilled IT security practitioners. But he perceives a dearth of infosec pros who truly understand how security links to an enterprise's business goals.

June has been declared National Internet Safety Month. What is the mission behind the designation, and how can individuals and organizations contribute to the "Stop, Think, Connect" campaign?

What is one of the most challenging job positions to fill in information security organizations today? Ask U.K. recruiter Ruth Jacobs of Barclay Simpson. Her answer just may surprise you.

Relating risk to information security initiatives can help IT security managers persuade their bosses to fund these projects, sponsors of a new survey contend.

A dramatic reduction in processing requirements for encryption may mean increased utilization of the technology, says Todd Thiemann of Vormetric.

The attack space is changing, with more enterprise users accessing data from their mobile device, leading to a new focus on data-centric security, says Jeremy Stieglitz of Voltage Security.