Government Information Security Podcast

Too many organizations misunderstand exactly what continuous monitoring is, says Centrify's Matt Hur, who offers insights on how to deploy continuous monitoring solutions for the best results.

To address the security and privacy challenges magnified by the velocity, volume and variety of big data, the Cloud Security Alliance has formed a big data working group. What are the group's objectives?

Which employees are most apt to commit cyberfraud, and how can organizations detect and prevent their crimes? Researcher Randy Trzeciak shares insights and tips from a new insider threat study.

As Tropical Storm Isaac strikes, many organizations still sting from the impact of Hurricane Irene and 2011's other natural disasters. What lessons were learned, and how can they be applied now?

Healthcare organizations need to rethink security best practices and tap new technologies as a result of the growth in health information exchange and the use of mobile devices, says researcher Carl Gunter.

One takeaway from the $1-billion-plus verdict against Android-maker Samsung for infringing Apple patents is that the users of infringed technology also could be held legally liable, patent attorney Jim Denaro says.

E-mail, IM, text messaging - we all increasingly depend on messaging technologies. And so do the fraudsters. Craig Spiezle of the Online Trust Alliance discusses how to mitigate our vulnerabilities.

Ron Ross, the NIST IT security and risk guru, sees cloud computing as a vehicle to help organizations implement an information risk management framework.

By combining responsible management, risk management and compliance functions and internal audits, organizations will go far in securing their data and systems, says PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Carolyn Holcomb.

The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange uses a hybrid data model approach that lets members retain control over information, but makes security less complicated, says CEO Kim Pemble.