Hot IT Jobs: Information Security

A bright spot in the global IT job market: information security. A report from the professional organization (ISC)2 shows that companies still crave workers with IT security skills, and they're willing to pay a premium to get them. For its (ISC)2 2010 Career Impact Survey, the organization polled almost 3,000 security professionals. One less-happy finding: Many security pros say the downturn has increased security risks in their organization.