Government Information Security Podcast

Interview with Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers head Ian Glover.

IT security and privacy lawyer David Navetta says revelations that mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Android maintain hidden files tracking users locations could pose a threat to organizations, regardless of whether the devices are owned by individual employees, the company or government agency for which they work.

This week's top news and views: New legislation aims to get more support for cybersecurity initiatives, flaws found in air traffic control system and Verizon's 2011 data breach report. Don't miss our audio week-in-review podcast by Executive Editor Eric Chabrow

FICO's Mike Urban says more questions than answers surround the Durbin amendment's future impact on fraud prevention. But bankers and the Fed may get a two-year reprieve to evaluate the legislation, if a new bill now before the Senate passes.

From mobile devices to social media and cloud computing, IT governance is all about risk management. "You can't de-risk everything, but you can de-risk the majority of circumstances you will see in normal operations," says governance expert Robert Stroud.

The latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report is out, and the good news is: The number of compromised records is down. The troubling news is: The number of breaches is up. Bryan Sartin, one of the report authors, explains why.

This week's top news and views: Cutting funding for IT security could prove dicey, comments from DHS Undersecretary Philip Reitinger and Sen. Thomas Carper; year-long Texas breach exposed personal information of 3.5 million; bill unveiled to safeguard personal data online; and Google and Microsoft battle over cloud certification. And don't miss our audio week-in-review podcast by Executive Editor Eric Chabrow

As Congress and the White House look for ways to cut the federal budget, one area that could prove dicey is IT security, contends Department of Homeland Security's Philip Reitinger.

ID security expert Tim Rohrbaugh on phishing trends in light of Epsilon breach.

This week's top news and views: Federal shutdown's impact on IT security, zero percent unemployment for IT security analysts, 'tricked' RSA worker opened backdoor to advanced persistent threat attack and DHS's top infosec executive's quest for a safer Internet. And don't miss our week-in-review podcast by Executive Editor Eric Chabrow.