Does the U.S. government's shuttering of the file-sharing website Megaupload.com show that new laws are not needed to battle intellectual property piracy? Brookings's Allan Friedman believes it does.

The Europay, MasterCard, Visa standard, commonly used in most global markets, is coming to the U.S. The sooner issuers, acquirers and merchants initiate migrations, the better, says Stephanie Ericksen, head of authentication product integration at Visa.

The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, a non-profit consultancy that experienced a health information breach, learned eight important lessons from the experience, says CEO Micky Tripathi.

Security managers need the heads up from non-IT executives before they dismiss employees, some of whom might seek payback for their sacking by pilfering data or sabotaging systems, Carnegie Mellon University's Dawn Cappelli and Mike Hanley say.

To help prevent breaches, mobile devices should be encrypted even if storage of sensitive information on them is prohibited, says security expert Melodi Mosley Gates.

Chief Information Officer Chad Eckes is overseeing the slow phase in of iPads and iPhones at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, which has relied heavily on laptop computers, in an effort to mitigate security risks.

When it's time to stand up in court and discuss forensic evidence in a legal matter, you need someone who knows your business best, says Greg Thompson, VP enterprise security services at Scotiabank Group.

As organizations move to the continuous monitoring of their IT systems to assure they're secure, they rely much more on automated processes. But don't forget the role people play.

How can government agencies protect against new and trending cyber attacks? What are today's top application security trends and threats? Robert Haas of HP has expert insight and tips.

Big data. Consumerization. Mobile growth. ISACA picks these as the top technology trends for IT and information security leaders to tackle in 2012. Robert Stroud offers tips to help manage the risks.