Credit Union Information Security Podcast

In an exclusive interview, pandemic expert Regina Phelps explains exactly what this means, discussing:

Phelps is an internationally recognized expert in the field of emergency management and continuity planning. With over 26 years of experience, she has provided consultation and educational speaking services to clients in four continents. She is founder of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions, a consulting company specializing in emergency management, continuity planning and safety.

In an exclusive interview, Coffman discusses:

After practicing several years as a CPA with two international accounting firms, Coffman received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1989. He began his legal career in Houston with a large Texas law firm where he represented plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation. Since that time, his own law practice, the Coffman Law Firm, has focused on business cases, consumer cases, complex commercial litigation and class actions.

In an exclusive interview, Paul Smocer, VP of Security at BITS, discusses:

Smocer was hired in early 2008 by BITS, a division of the Financial Services Roundtable, to lead its security program. Smocer has over 30 years' experience in security and control functions, most recently focusing on technology risk management at The Bank of New York Mellon and leading information security at the former Mellon Financial. While at Bank of New York Mellon and at Mellon, Smocer was actively engaged with BITS as a member of its Vendor Management Working Group, as 2005 Chair of its Security Steering Committee, and as 2004 Chair of its Operational Risk Committee.

In an exclusive interview, the FTC's Joel Winston discusses:

Winston is Associate Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.

That Division has responsibility over consumer privacy and data security issues, identity theft and credit reporting matters, among other things.

Mr. Winston serves on the federal government's Identity Theft Task Force, which was created by President Bush in March 2006. He also is a member of the Advisory Board for the BNA Privacy & Security Law Reporter, and served on the Editorial Board and as an author for a treatise published in 2009 by the American Bar Association, "Consumer Protection Law Developments." In 2008, Mr. Winston received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive, one of the highest honors given to members of the federal government's Senior Executive Service.

Steve Neville, Director of Identity Products and Solutions at Entrust, discusses:

Neville draws on more than nine years of hi-tech marketing and product management experience to drive the strategic direction of both products and solutions for Entrust. Prior to joining Entrust, Neville was Director of Marketing at an innovative Web technology company, NetPCS Networks, where he was responsible for all market-facing activities, including direct, channel and corporate marketing. He also was responsible for the company's critical web presence and oversaw the launch of NetPCS' leading-edge online interaction product.

In an exclusive interview, Jay Arya, 1st VP of Information Security at Investors Savings Bank, discusses:

Arya was promoted First Vice President in charge of Information Security on Jan. 1. Prior to this appointment he worked in Investors Savings Bank's IT Group since 2001 and handled a wide range of IT and Security responsibilities. As the Bank's Information Security Officer, Arya focuses on managing data security and enhancing the overall security posture of the Bank. Prior to joining Investors, he worked at Prudential Insurance in Finance.

Investors Savings Bank, with over $7 billion in assets and a network of 58 branches, has been serving New Jersey residents since 1926.

Bank of America was one of the first institutions to move toward mobile banking in a big way. Two years into the initiative, Doug Brown, SVPO of Mobile Product Development, discusses:

Brown leads the eCommerce Product Development team at Bank of America, where he is responsible for strategy and new product development for online banking, mobile banking and ATM. Most recently, Brown led the successful launch of the Bank of America mobile banking and bill pay products. He has an extensive background in marketing and technology strategy in the financial services, software and telecommunications industries.

James Christiansen, a longtime financial services/security leader and currently CEO of Evantix, discusses:

Nadia Short of General Dynamics, a major government/defense contractor, discusses:

Nadia D. Short is vice president of strategy & business development at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. In this role, she is responsible for strategic planning, business development, international business, marketing and public relations, and customer and corporate relations.

Mike Del Giudice of Crowe Horwath LLP shares insights on:

Del Giudice is a Senior Security Manager with Crowe Horwath's (Crowe) Risk Consulting Group, specializing in Information Security and Security Strategy, including data privacy, network auditing, External and Internal Penetration Testing, and compliance related to governmental regulations.