Nearly nine out of 10 small to midsize companies have inadequate or outdated disaster recovery plans. That figure, which isn't shocking if you've been around for a while, comes from a recently released survey of IT security professionals conducted by nCircle, a vendor of automated security and compliance products.

According to a new report by Cisco Systems, 70 percent of young professionals frequently ignore IT policies, with one in four the victim of identity theft before the age of 30.

A new survey finds wide support in Britain for shutting down Twitter and Facebook during times of civil unrest. Following rioting in August 2011 in which London Police say social media and BlackBerry email were used to organize, the rioters, police want the ability to disable the networks when they feel a need exists to protect the public.