August 21st: It’s a Brave New World for Banking
August 17, 2009
The economy is down, and threats are up. How is the banking world coping? Tom Field, Editorial Director at BankInfoSecurity.com, joins Steve to really get to the facts in secure banking.
They’ll nail down the top IT security threats facing the industry today, as well as how demands in our increasingly mobile world are complicating things. Regulatory agencies continue to modify requirements to put some checks in place, but are they working? And how can banks meet these requirements in today’s tough financial market?
This promises to be a lively and enlightening discussion with an industry leader who really has his finger on the pulse of banking technology today.
Tom Field is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years experience in newspapers, magazines, books, events and electronic media. He is currently Editorial Director at Information Security Media Group, which includes www.bankinfosecurity.com and www.govinfosecurity.com. Field has developed and moderated scores of podcasts, webcasts, roundtables and conferences, and he has appeared on C-SPAN, The History Channel and Travel Channel television programs. He is also a published book author.
Listen Friday, August 21st- 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET
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July 17th: Wrangling Web Security
June 19, 2009
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 what these attacks are, how they are used, and how we can stop them.
You don’t want to miss these two tech gurus in this high energy show!
June 19th: The True Task of the New Federal Cyber Czar
June 16, 2009
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 has spent many years as a technology journalist, and additionally edits two newsletters, Computer Fraud and Security and Network Security.
Steve and Danny will talk about what they feel the top priorities of this new position should be based on the biggest threats in our current IT security landscape. They’ll also talk about what skills this new person and their core team should have. For instance, should there be a true hacker in the mix to really know how to protect us?
This isn’t a political debate, it’s a security rundown. Don’t miss this episode, our first hour-long Security Break Live!
May 22nd: Security 2.0 – The Next Generation of IT Security
May 20, 2009
New threats, new applications, and new technologies are combining to create the opportunity for a new approach to IT security. What “old school” IT security practices will be passed on to the next generation and what new ones will emerge?
On Friday, May 22nd, Christopher Beier from Fiserv, the leading global provider of information management and electronic commerce systems for the financial services industry, will join Steve as guest co-host to talk about the concept of Security 2.0, some of the emerging technologies and requirements that are helping to shape how we approach security, and Fiserv’s experience implementing it.
May 8th: Securing the Mobile Workforce
May 5, 2009
Mobility is a key to success (not to mention profitability) in today’s business world. It is vital that your staff have access to business applications and data whether they are in the office, on the road, or anywhere in between. But with more mobile users and more mobile devices, ensuring the security of these systems and data is getting harder every day.
Mobile devices offer a growing number of opportunities for the bad guys to infiltrate your world. On Friday, May 8th, Steve and guest co-host Dan Thormodsgaard, Director of Solutions Architecture at FishNet Security, will examine some of the top threats associated with this trend toward mobility, as well as discuss the best ways to stop attackers in their tracks.
In his role at FishNet, Thormosdsgaard serves as strategic advisor of Fortune 50, enterprise accounts and government institutions. He listens, discusses and supports organizations’ long-term security infrastructure initiatives as well as evaluates security tools and provides technology recommendations for customers and FishNet Security’s partner program.
