July 17th: Wrangling Web Security

The explosive growth of web applications and the use of Web 2.0 bring with them the inevitable increase in potential security breaches for what are often seen as easier targets. Cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF/XSRF), and especially SQL injections are gaining momentum in the bad guys’ arsenal. Jimmy Ray Purser, technical co-host for Cisco Systems’ TechWise and BizWise TV, as well as the popular Network World blog Networking Geek to Geek, joins Steve to talk about exactly... (Read More)

June 19th: The True Task of the New Federal Cyber Czar

There has been much publicity about the soon-to-be announced federal cyber czar. After a good deal of rhetoric over the role and research into what really needs to be done, it seems that we are very close to a selection. But do we all really understand what this person will be doing? And how and why they are doing it? Joining Steve Dispensa on Friday, June 19th, to talk about this newly developed federal government role is Danny Bradbury, US bureau chief and US editor of InfoSecurity magazine. Danny... (Read More)