Efforts by government and business to educate young people about careers in IT security will pay off, says former New York State CISO and Multi-State ISAC Chair William Pelgrin.

"Signatures are not going to be the way of the future because we don't have time to put a name or a pattern on enemy behaviors and pass it out and block it," says Phyllis Schneck, McAfee chief technology officer/public sector.

When it comes to business continuity and disaster recovery planning, it isn't the cause of the disaster that's the concern - it's the potentially devastating effects.

"Having milestones will help move you further down the path toward completion, but clearly some of these are complex areas," says David Powner, director of information management issues for the Government Accountability Office.

Anti-Phishing Working Group's Dave Jevans says arrests for Zeus-related schemes prove the cybercrime fight requires global cooperation.