Data Security Podcast Episode 85, Dec 14 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* New surge in attacks targeting bank accounts

* Data security requires physical security
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Data Security Podcast Episode 82, Nov 24 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* FBI Report: Latest target for the cybercriminal? Law Firms and PR Firms

* Adobe Speaks: special segment with their senior security officers
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Data Security Podcast Episode 81, Nov 20 2009

EXCLUSIVE – For Friday November 20th, we depart from our regular format for those with an advanced understanding of information security technologies.
This is part two of two special editions featuring technical conversations with newsmakers on new counter measures to fight web drive-by downloads. Part two features Louis Hughes, Chairman and CEO of InZero Systems; [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 80, Nov 19 2009

For Thursday November 19th, and Friday November 20th, we depart from our regular format for those with an advanced understanding of information security technologies.
These two special editions feature technical conversations with newsmakers on new counter measures to fight web drive-by downloads. Part one (this episode) features Pedro Bustamante, Senior Security Researcher with PandaSecurity. Part [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 78, Nov 09 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Why are web drive-by downloads proliferating like cockroaches?

* Sixty Minutes just covered a data security story. We rate the coverage.
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Obama: $3.4B Toward ‘Smart’ Power Grid – What About Smart Security and Privacy for The Grid?

President Obama is annoucing $3.4b in stimulus monies for the “Smart” Power Grid today (see story here).
But, here is part of the story that is not getting much, if any, coverage: What are the security and privacy issues in deploying the Smart Grid and Smart Meters?
While I am not an expert on energy, I am [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 75, Oct 25 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Everyone loves retail gift cards…they are quick and easy for consumers, and for web application “hackers.”

* Some Time Warner cable internet users are vulnerable to serious attacks — when will Time Warner release a fix?
* Our take [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 73, Oct 11 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Major patching in store this week, due in part to flaws revealed this summer in Las Vegas?

* A fresh look at a Zeus banking attack counter-measure
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Data Security Podcast Episode 72, Oct 04 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Polymorphic malware – every time it attacks it has a new signature.

* The balance on your bank account looks find, too bad all your money’s gone.
* Our take on this week’s news.
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BREAKING NEWS – New Twist to Zeus Bank Trojan; Well-Known Penetration Tester at ISACA Conference Calls Revelation “Disastrous”

Reporting from the ISACA Security and Risk Management Conference in Las Vegas, we have breaking security news this morning.
Organized cyber criminals have added a new damaging element to an already viscous cyber attack. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CTO of Finjan spoke by phone with the Data Security Podcast about a frightening new twist to the surge of [...]