Too many organizations that experience a data breach

fail to reveal information on the cause of the incident so that consumers can take appropriate action, one consumer advocacy group contends.

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.

Acquiring information security wares gets more complicated every day - some 1,000 vendors offer 150 categories of products - so it's unreasonable to expect even the most informed chief information security officers to know everything about them.

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 Zeus Trojan is frightening because of its agility, evolution and success at stealing banking credentials. How can institutions fight back? Malware expert Andreas Baumhof offers new ideas.

Local and state governments improving their cyberthreat awareness could be the main benefit from a new program designed to help them save money in acquiring IT security products and services, says Center for Internet Security Chief Executive William Pelgrin.

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?

Gartner's Peter Firstbrook, to illustrate the vulnerability of IT systems, cites research that pegs at about 400 days the average time a targeted virus remains undetected on a computer. And, he says, that doesn't speak highly of the current offerings from security vendors.

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