Careers Information Security Podcast

Every second, 80 "things" are being connected to the Internet, and ISACA's Rob Stroud says that requires information security professionals to identify and mitigate threats, protect individuals' privacy and manage access.

New requirements to mitigate payment card risks posed by third parties, such as cloud providers and payment processors, are a focal point of the PCI Security Standards Council's updated data security standard.

As Michigan deploys its Cyber Civilian Corps, the state will need to address some of the same challenges the federal government faces in sharing cyberthreat information between the government and the private sector, state CIO David Behen says.

The number of reported breaches is up considerably this year, but so is the overall quality of organizations' breach preparedness, says Michael Bruemmer of Experian Data Breach Resolution.

Inadequate authentication is among the greatest security challenges for online payments, says Scott Dueweke of Booz Allen Hamilton, who suggests biometrics needs to play a bigger role.

Mobile security is no longer about managing devices, says Ian McWilton of Moka5. The real trick is to secure corporate assets through containerization solutions that reduce costs and improve user experience.

Pennsylvania Chief Information Security Officer Erik Avakian explains how the commonwealth is using a $1.1 million federal grant to pilot a program to furnish single identities to residents who transact state business over the Internet.

For years, researchers have studied malicious insider threats. But how can organizations protect themselves from insiders who make a mistake or are taken advantage of in a way that puts the organization at risk?

The good news is: U.S. banks have learned valuable security lessons from defending against recent distributed-denial-of-service attacks. The bad news? DDoS has evolved into new and improved assaults.

Using "synthetic identities" to commit fraud is becoming easier, but it's increasingly difficult for organizations to detect this type of deception, says Claudel Chery of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.