Info Risk Today Podcast

From the earthquake in Japan to Hurricane Irene in the U.S., organizations worldwide have found their business continuity and disaster plans tested. But what lessons must we draw from these incidents?

Elayne Starkey recently gave up her BlackBerry for an iPhone, and uses the Apple mobile device for personal and work doings, securely connecting to the computer system of her employer, the state of Delaware.

BITS, the technology policy division of The Financial Services Roundtable, has just named Paul Smocer its new president. What are his strategies for tackling fraud, security and FFIEC compliance?

Discussing Verizon's new report on the state of PCI compliance, PCI expert Jen Mack says payment card security today is "disappointing," and global merchants are at serious risk of new data breaches.

Merging government agencies responsible for physical and information security into a single operation makes sense, says Michigan's new chief security officer, Dan Lohrmann. After all, he says, the same technologies used to allow entry to a building also can be deployed to permit access to a sensitive database.

Healthcare organizations need to take five key steps to prepare for the upcoming HIPAA compliance audit program, says compliance specialist Bob Chaput.

Mobile apps and smartphone security are increasing global concerns. But Dr. Giles Hogben of ENISA says mobile malware mania is a bit overhyped, since mobile is actually more secure than most other platforms currently on the market.

It's been well over a year since the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. How should banking institutions prepare for the hundreds of new regulations expected to come as a result of this landmark legislation?

Ensuring compliance with BSA and AML mandates is always a priority for federal examiners, and that makes it a priority for banks, says Nancy O'Donnell of Thomaston Savings Bank.

Ensuring adequate security will prove vital to efforts to link statewide health information exchanges to each other, says IT consultant Patti Dodgen.

Risk management expert Frances McLeod says investment banks such as UBS struggle with balance between risk management and making money. "There is a bit of a conflict in the culture," she says.

Intelligence expert Terry Roberts says cyber intelligence, a new approach to IT security, could make significant gains in the coming year. "The good thing is, this isn't really rocket science," says the chair of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance's Cyber Council.

Nessa Feddis of the ABA says acceptance of online banking among U.S. consumers is accelerating quickly because consumers trust online security.

Based on its experience with Hurricane Irene, an executive at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan advises hospitals to make sure they plan for worst-case scenarios.

File transfer protocol remains a practice within banking institutions of all sizes. But how can banking/security leaders ensure secure FTP that will protect and track critical data? These thought leaders offer strategies.

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks struck the U.S., but the impact and lessons affected the world and the entire information security profession, says Rolf von Roessing, past international vice president of ISACA.

Although the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago were a strong catalyst for ramped up disaster recovery and business continuity planning, there's still plenty of work to do, says security specialist Mac McMillan.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, federal IT leader Mark Forman was briefing government chief human resources directors on the president's e-government initiative at a forum at the University of Maryland, a 10-mile drive from his White House office, when word came of the first jet crashing into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York.

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., Kevin Sullivan, a former investigator with the New York State Police, reflects on lessons learned and steps industries still need to take to ensure a tragedy like 9/11 is never repeated.

Frequent face-to-face training on social media policies is a vital component of any risk management effort, says consultant Erika Del Giudice.