Info Risk Today Podcast

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

RSA's Etay Maor says Citadel malware and ransomware attacks highlight a growing threat banking institutions and consumers must be prepared to fight. What can institutions do to mitigate risk?

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.

Banks and the U.S. payments infrastructure are prime targets for international cyberattacks. And it's not just money hackers are after, says Bill Wansley of Booz Allen Hamilton. What else is at risk?

In the wake of recent merchant breaches, a new PCI training program aims to enhance point-of-sale security. Which payment card risks does this program address? PCI Council chair Bob Russo explains.

When two organizations merge, their top security/privacy challenge doesn't necessarily involve technology. Sometimes it's culture, says Christopher Paidhrin of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.

People with good analytical backgrounds that understand regulatory compliance are in demand. Their counterparts - defenders of IT systems - will always be in demand.

"We need the tens of thousands that can manage those defenders and then we need 100,000 that are out there learning the trade, that are passionate about what they do and that are willing to put in the extra hours to keep the citizens of the nation and the state secure," Dan Likarish, assistant professor and program chair of the IT department at CO-based Regis, says.

In an exclusive interview about information assurance and why the job market for information assurance professionals has seen astounding growth, Likarish discusses:

Increasingly, security and risk issues have the attention of boards of directors. What are the keys to discussing these topics with the board? John South, CSO of Heartland Payment Systems, shares tips.

Google's $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission is the largest fine ever imposed by the FTC. But the case sends a bigger message about privacy, says attorney Francoise Gilbert.