Government Information Security Podcast

Future quantum computers will decrypt encrypted data, so businesses feel pressure to find quantum-resistant security solutions for data transmission. Wells Fargo Bank's Peter Bordow discusses the state of quantum computing, approaches to quantum security, and privacy-enhancing technologies.

A new assessment framework aims to help patients, healthcare providers and others examine the various privacy, security and other risks of digital health technologies, says Tim Andrews of the nonprofit Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications, which co-developed the framework.

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes why the number of ransomware attacks and the amounts being paid in ransoms are both on the rise. It also discusses today's cyberthreat landscape and whether organizations should rely on user training to improve security.

Rui Ribeiro, the founder and CEO of Jscrambler, a company that monitors and obfuscates JavaScript code, discusses the proliferation of web applications that use third-party code, the liability risks that often exist, and how Jscramber's products can increase the security of all application code.

Many healthcare sector entities are undertaking projects involving the collection, analysis and sharing of large volumes of health data. But along with those efforts come critical privacy and security concerns, says attorney Iliana Peters of Polsinelli.

Moises Zagala is a 55-year-old cardiologist living in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. He has a bald head and an earnest smile. In one photo, he wears a doctor's white overcoat and has a stethoscope around his neck. But U.S. prosecutors allege Zagala led a double life and claim he's also a cybercriminal.

Chaim Mazal, discusses the issues affecting CISOs, including how increased market share leads to increased problems and how having uniform, automated controls can provide security and enforce compliance.

Ransomware attackers executing double-extortion schemes very carefully choose which data to steal and leak based on victims' economic sector, says Erick Galinkin, artificial intelligence researcher at security firm Rapid7. He discusses the latest ransomware data theft trends.

How can you leverage artificial intelligence and make sense of data from different industries to determine whether a customer is creditworthy or whether an account is a mule account? Guy Sheppard, general manager of financial services at Aboitiz Data Innovation, discusses a case study.

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses how financial service organizations should respond to the new "fraud universe." It also shares how CISOs can incorporate social media into their threat intelligence programs and describes the skills required by today's security leaders.