Too many of today's firewalls are out of date and exposing organizations to unacceptable business risks, says Chris King of Palo Alto Networks.

NICE's Ernest McDuffie says a proposed cybersecurity workforce framework represents a consensus of government thought on how best to define the jobs, skills and tasks needed to secure information technology.

Unfortunately, says Ken Vander Wal, most organizations have done little to address security in their policies and procedures regarding BYOD, which is changing the ways companies address user behavior and risk.

Giving back to the community. It's a civic responsibility, says Dan Waddell of Tantus Technologies. But it's also a necessity to help raise cyber awareness. Waddell explains how security pros can give back.

ISACA has just released a new study about the top vulnerabilities of Web applications. And, according to Sarb Sembhi, the results of this survey just might surprise you.

Harry Raduege sees the nascent field of cyber intelligence as a way for governments and businesses to be proactive, and not reactive, to today's sophisticated digital threats.

Honolulu CIO Gordon Bruce, bolstered by an international conference, is working energetically to expand digital and physical security.

ID theft expert Joanna Crane wonders whether banks, government agencies and healthcare providers do enough to assist consumers with ID theft recovery, saying consumer expectations are often loftier than what's being done to meet the demand.

The only way to improve card security is for banks and merchants to align their strategies, says Gray Taylor of NACS. "This is something that hurts both of our industries. Fraud hurts us all."

Roger Baker, CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, outlines the department's mobile device security strategy, providing details on the rollout of iPhones and iPads.