To respond to a security incident, an organization must first be aware of it. But too many intrusions go undetected, says Rob Lee of SANS Institute. That's the first problem that needs to be addressed.

"Regulation drives spending," says George Tubin of GT Advisors. "You're in a situation where the regulators are telling you, 'You have to do something; you have to make improvements.' Therefore, the bank has to spend some money on technology."

Creating a "culture of compliance" that emphasizes the importance of privacy requires far more than "management by committee," says change management specialist Jan Hillier.

Where do time-strapped senior leaders go for education on cyber forensics and incident response? Carnegie Mellon University has a new option, and Dena Haritos Tsamitis explains its unique approach.

Current Analysis' Bernt Ostergaard describes using massive amounts of information, or big data, to help secure information systems.

Companies should hire a breach resolution vendor before they experience a data breach to help ensure rapid, appropriate response, says security consultant Robert Peterson.

Gartner Analyst Avivah Litan, one of the first fraud experts to report the Global Payments Inc. data breach, says the latest revelations raise more questions than answers about the incident's impact.

IPv6, known to some as the new Internet, is architected to be safer than IPv4, but that doesn't mean organizations shouldn't take steps to assure the security in Internet Protocol version 6, American Registry for Internet Numbers' John Curran says.

As enterprises spend frugally on IT security, cybercriminals aren't, and that presents big problems for organizations working feverishly to secure their digital assets, says Steve Durbin, global vice president of the Information Security Forum.

Mobile device management systems are relatively immature, so shoppers need to ask probing questions about the systems' functionality, advises security consultant J. David Kirby.