Government Information Security Podcast

Cisco's Don Proctor longs for days of Microsoft patches.

Functionality hasn't changed much in two decades, but capabilities have expanded immensely.

Tom Oscherwitz says consumers put themselves at risk by giving out too much personal information that is often used for online banking log-in credentials.

This week's top news and views: Government infosec pros question the federal government's security resolve, according to our new survey; Steve Jobs is Apple of Pentagon's eye; and a Department of Cyber -- a fleeting idea?

The 451 Group's Joshua Corman says merely complying with stagnant standards won't ensure security.

Attracting and retaining IT security professionals may be the No. 1 staffing challenge states face, but the numbers alone unveiled in a recent National Association of State Chief Information Officers survey don't tell the whole story.

This week's top news and views: Feds to Require PIV to Access Data and Facilities; President Obama is praised for work on cybersecurity.

Javelin's Van Dyke says the cost of managing ID fraud is growing exponentially.

The Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency co-chair praises the president's commitment, but says much more work needs to be done to develop a strategy to combat cyber threats.

Dennis Devlin of Brandeis University knows the difference between training and education.

This week's top news and views: NIST issues new guidance on securing public cloud; Senators say no Internet kill switch in their bill; Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency sees slow progress; and ex-federal CIO and mom Karen Evans on computer security and kids.

Wells Fargo's Alexander says breach disclosure laws are getting tougher.

"Once you get over the idea that we don't have permanent world peace, and people may need to attack each other in particular circumstances ... then maybe there's a lot of good things to say about cyberweapons," says Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics' Information Systems and Innovation Group.

Sheryl Rose, the first chief information security officer at Catholic Health Initiatives, is leading efforts to implement a comprehensive security strategy as the organization rolls out electronic health records.

Tripwire's Shenoy says security compliance improves the bottom-line.

January's top news and views: top 10 government IT security influencers for 2011, state battles data leakage, giving non-IT managers ownership of IT risk and surveying government IT security practitioners.

Security specialist Rebecca Herold says data loss prevention software can play a critical role in preventing information breaches.

Employment Screen Resources' Lester Rosen says there's no hotter trend in background screening than social media. But just as social networks can be used to screen applicants, they also can be abused.

This week's top news and views: Parsing the definition of cyberwar, taking the pulse of government IT security and addressing ways to deploy secure cloud computing services.

Cyber terrorism can happen to you, and probably will, says G.F. Bryant Jr. of the World Institute for Security Enhancement.