From mobile devices to social media and cloud computing, IT governance is all about risk management. "You can't de-risk everything, but you can de-risk the majority of circumstances you will see in normal operations," says governance expert Robert Stroud.

Deven McGraw, co-chair of the Privacy and Security Tiger Team, discusses its most recent recommendations and her views on encryption and asks for suggestions on additional topics to address.

The latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report is out, and the good news is: The number of compromised records is down. The troubling news is: The number of breaches is up. Bryan Sartin, one of the report authors, explains why.

This week's top news and views: Privacy, Security Proposals Advance; Mostashari: Leading the Way at ONC; HIE Pioneers to Securely Share Data.

As Congress and the White House look for ways to cut the federal budget, one area that could prove dicey is IT security, contends Department of Homeland Security's Philip Reitinger.

A consortium of five leading healthcare organizations hopes to demonstrate the secure national exchange of health information, says James Walker, M.D. of Geisinger Health System.

ID security expert Tim Rohrbaugh on phishing trends in light of Epsilon breach.

This week's top news and views: Health Net Breach Tops Federal List; Beefing Up Health IT Strategic Plan; Open Source HIE Initiative Described.

Philip Reitinger, the top cybersecurity official in the Department of Homeland Security, is on a mission to help create a new, secure computing ecosystem on the Internet.

David Riley, president of the new Alembic Foundation, explains how the organization is promoting the use of open source software based on the Nationwide Health Information Network standards.