Neal O'Farrell: The newly created ID Theft Council aims to provide local support for victims.

This week's top news and views: A payments card fraud spree in Seattle prompts a massive investigation; and a Colorado court's decision to overturn an identity-theft conviction for misuse of a Social Security number stirs debate.

Information security incidents are more sophisticated - and so are the criminals who perpetrate them. This raises the bar for professionals seeking careers in incident response in 2011.

In 1996, she was a victim of ID theft -- before most had even heard of the crime.

Georgia Killcrece: It's how you manage a security incident that counts.

Quick action kept Barbara Baron from suffering financial losses after a phishing attack, but she says the experience has taught her quite a few lessons about banking online.

Fraudsters stole John's identity and ran up $250,000 in debt on his credit in just six weeks.

NIST scientists are working to help the industry beat keyloggers, and law enforcement agencies cross borders to launch their fight against Zeus, the world's nastiest and most sophisticated Trojan.

"We've listened to the community," says Bob Russo, GM, PCI Council.

This week's top news and views: Version 2.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard hits the streets and takes effect Jan. 1. And Identity theft is on the rise, and a new study from FinCEN finds that it's not cyberattacks that are compromising most consumers -- it's family and friends.