Government Information Security Podcast

Kevin Johnson, SANS instructor and security expert, on what you need to know about Stuxnet, Twitter worms and other new threats to organizations and privacy.

This week's top news and views: Industry, not military, defender of nation's critical infrastructure; don't ask, don't tell filibuster has impact on cybersecurity reform; White House deemed confused, disconnected on infosec.

Emerging payments technologies, such as tokenization, are already being deployed in the marketplace, but standardization, as it relates to the security of some of these emerging solutions, is lacking.

Organizations today approach social media one of three ways: They embrace it, ignore it or are immobilized by it. The key to success is to manage the transition.

For most organizations, the biggest barrier to cloud computing is fear - "Will my data be secure?" It's time to tackle that fear head-on, says Jeff Reich, director of the Institute of Cybersecurity at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

Listen to thought leaders explain the silver lining from the debate even Congress fails to enact cybersecurity legislation, the greatest benefit of cloud computing and the need for international cybersecurity cooperation.

Organizations considering using the cloud computing model should carefully consider a long list of legal issues before taking the plunge, an attorney advises.

How does one maintain privacy in the cyberworld, where every transgression is embarrassingly public?

This week's top news and views: 5 Critical Elements of Cloud Framework. And don't miss our audio week-in-review podcast by Executive Editor Eric Chabrow.