Gartner, Inc. has issued a report predicting that the worldwide spend on IT security is in the midst of an 8.4 percent uptick in 2012.

Over the coming years the surveillance industry will follow a similar path that the IT industry has tread increasingly more service offerings. These offerings will range from live remote monitoring to managed surveillance systems, with both private and public cloud deployments.

Wells Fargo & Company announced the appointment of Rich Baich to the role of chief information security officer.

Republican state Rep. Michael Dovilla of Berea is on a mission to make Ohio safe from cyber attacks.

The result of not bulking up information security efforts could cost companies more than $200,000, a study reveals.

A new IBM study reveals an evolution in information security organizations and their leaders with 25 percent of security chiefs surveyed shifting from a technology focus to strategic business leadership role.

Customer, student, employee and patient information is most at risk for cyber attacks today, and defending that data is a top concern for IT professionals this year, according to the Data Loss Straw Poll.

Security researchers said they found a vulnerability in the Google Inc mobile payments platform which is currently available in phones sold by Sprint Nextel Corp.

A survey of IT managers shows gaps in access risk management programs, but also reveals that IT managers are very aware of their needs and what they have to do to address them.

More than half of Federal employees use at least one mobile device at work, a CDW-G survey found, and many are using personal devices to accomplish work-related tasks.