To detect and deter today's threats, security teams need new and dynamic data analytics capabilities. Haiyan Song of Splunk discusses the analytics-enabled SOC and how to improve incident response.

"United we stand; divided we fall." That's the message from Art Coviello to kick off the 2014 RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan in Singapore. What advice does the RSA chair offer to global security leaders?

Enterprises should test the processes they establish to respond to advanced persistent threat attacks, just as they vet their business continuity plans, ISACA International President Robert Stroud says.

Solutionary is out with its quarterly threat intelligence report. Topping the list: the exploitability of the Heartbleed bug, and the current malware trends. Rob Kraus teases the report's highlights.

Mobile banking brings new opportunities to institutions and customers alike - but also a host of new security risks. Jim Anderson of BAE Systems Applied Intelligence discusses the emerging landscape.

What is the consumer impact of big data breaches such as Target's and P.F. Chang's? Victims blame the breached entities, and they want government action, says Al Pascual of Javelin Strategy & Research.

From Neiman Marcus to P.F. Chang's, 2014 has shaped up to be the 'Year of the Data Breach.' What lessons can be gleaned from the trenches of breach investigation? Experian's Michael Bruemmer shares tips.

Many IT security practitioners see their work as a game, one in which they try to outsmart attackers, says Eric van Ommeren, co-author of the just-published book, Staying Ahead in the Cyber Security Game:

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To help defend their organizations, security professionals should devote more attention to attack vectors rather than specific threats, says Stephen Pao of Barracuda Networks.

A common framework for communicating threats and alerts among security vendors' systems would bolster efforts to protect consumers' information, says David Duncan of Webroot.