Data Breach Today Podcast

Banks and the U.S. payments infrastructure are prime targets for international cyberattacks. And it's not just money hackers are after, says Bill Wansley of Booz Allen Hamilton. What else is at risk?

In the wake of recent merchant breaches, a new PCI training program aims to enhance point-of-sale security. Which payment card risks does this program address? PCI Council chair Bob Russo explains.

People with good analytical backgrounds that understand regulatory compliance are in demand. Their counterparts - defenders of IT systems - will always be in demand.

"We need the tens of thousands that can manage those defenders and then we need 100,000 that are out there learning the trade, that are passionate about what they do and that are willing to put in the extra hours to keep the citizens of the nation and the state secure," Dan Likarish, assistant professor and program chair of the IT department at CO-based Regis, says.

In an exclusive interview about information assurance and why the job market for information assurance professionals has seen astounding growth, Likarish discusses:

CSC's Sam Visner sees organizations, in growing numbers, thinking more intelligently about cloud computing, its security and architecture. Yet, he says, they're being very deliberate in their approach in adopting cloud computing.

The United States - and other advanced societies - shouldn't let the reliability of their electric grids lull them into being unprepared for possible massive power outages caused by cyberattacks, cybersecurity expert Harry Raduege says.

There have never been so many job opportunities for privacy professionals. Nor have there ever been so many challenges. Trevor Hughes of the IAPP discusses what it takes to grow a privacy career.

Guardian Analytics is out with its third annual Business Banking Trust Study. What are the latest fraud threats, and how do businesses expect their banking institutions to respond to these threats?

Her first nine months on the job included a data breach and a CEO shakeup. Hear how Symantec CISO Patricia Titus has adapted to business change and re-focused the company's security team.

Now that Congress has failed to enact significant cybersecurity legislation, President Obama needs to find new ways to secure key government and business IT systems, says Melissa Hathaway, a former top White House cybersecurity adviser.

The truth about preventing a breach, like the advanced-persistent-threat attack RSA experienced in 2011, is that an organization can't defend critical systems alone, says RSA CISO Eddie Schwartz.