Leigh Williams says preventing online data breaches requires cooperation within the online ecosystem from domestic and international organizations. Spearheading and maintaining that cooperation requires federal oversight, he contends.

A new consortium is leading an effort to devise best practices for ensuring the security of networked medical devices.

Sen. Robert Menendez says regulators should have the power to compel banks to toughen IT security and offer timely customer notification of a breach. But if they don't, the Banking Committee member says in an interview, they should come to Congress to get that authority.

Online and mobile banking are taking the world by storm - especially in the Asia-Pacific region. But many institutions are simply not prepared to manage security and privacy appropriately in these venues, says Gartner's Matthew Cheung.

Northrop Grumman Cybersecurity Research Consortium's Robert Brammer says IT security researchers should think like Wayne Gretzky, the National Hockey League hall of famer: Skate to where the puck will be.

The latest component of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' ongoing effort to protect medical devices from malware is the creation of a centralized patch management system, says Randy Ledsome, the VA's acting director of field security operations.

Greg Rattray, VP of Security at BITS, says we can't necessarily stop the spread of dangerous malware like Zeus, but banking institutions can do a better job of mitigating the risk and damage that follow such an attack.

AppSec's VanHorn says more segregation of employee duties is needed.

Working with business associates to prevent health information breaches requires far more than writing detailed contract terms on privacy and security, says regulatory expert Christopher Hourihan.

FDIC examiner Donald Saxinger says cloud computing can pose challenges when it comes to business continuity during disasters. Proactive vendor management, he says, is the best way to address potential hiccups before they become big problems.