Info Risk Today Podcast

The ISMG Security Report leads with a report on Federal CIO Tony Scott partly blaming the way Congress funds agencies for the 2015 breach of computers at the Office of Management and Budget that exposed 21.5 million records.

A report on the implications of failing to notify manufacturers of security flaws in their medical devices and a conversation with internet co-founder Vint Cerf highlight the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report.

At least some of the alleged cybersecurity vulnerabilities in St. Jude Medical cardiac devices that were found by research firm MedSec Holdings don't necessarily translate to serious clinical risks for patients, says medical device security expert Kevin Fu.

Data centers are difficult to defend, and securing the perimeter is important but of little consequence if attackers get inside. But there are ways to lock down data centers, former White House strategist Nathaniel Gleicher explains in this interview.

The way the U.S. federal government funds information technology served as a major contributor to last year's breach of computers at the Office of Personnel Management that exposed 21.5 million records, says Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott.

Intelligence agencies sometimes seek out and develop exploits for the very technology that their nation's organizations rely on to secure their data. In an interview, cybersecurity expert Alan Woodward offers insights on how information security professionals should respond.

Just as seasonal flu viruses change from year to year, so too malware threats quickly evolve, necessitating a behavioral-based approach to security, says John Woods, CISO of pharmacy software vendor PDX Inc.

In an interview, Internet pioneer Vint Cerf says he sees a secure future for the network of networks he helped create four decades ago as the co-developer of TCP/IP, the protocol that facilitates internet communications.

Cybersecurity expert Joshua Corman analyzes the importance of properly handling disclosure of medical device vulnerabilities to avoid jeopardizing patients' health. He laments that the proper protocol was not followed when allegations about devices from St. Jude Medical, which the firm refutes, were made public.

A report on an FBI warning to state election officials that their IT systems could be hacked leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, Australian officials mull bitcoin technology to secure elections.