Data Breach Today Podcast

Hemu Nigam says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has become akin to a "cyber messiah" And Assange's followers have proven: "If you turn your back on our messiah, we are going to take you down."

"Until they personally suffer pain, they don't think it is something that can happen to them," says Eric Cole, an insider threat expert and SANS Institute faculty fellow.

Community hospitals must become more vigilant about information security, especially as they apply for federal electronic health records incentive payments, says Chuck Christian, CIO at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.

The recent WikiLeaks release of thousands of sensitive government documents puts security leaders on notice: The breach threat is real, and no organization is immune.

SAP's Norman Marks: Governance, risk, compliance can improve business.

Staff training, aggressive breach prevention efforts and strong sanctions for violating policies are key to creating a corporate culture that values privacy and security, says Alan Dowling, the new CEO of the American Health Information Management Association.

Information security incidents are more sophisticated - and so are the criminals who perpetrate them. This raises the bar for professionals seeking careers in incident response in 2011.

Georgia Killcrece: It's how you manage a security incident that counts.

The first in a series of new interviews with the real victims of identity theft. Hear their stories, their struggles and their lessons learned.

Ron Lander explains why convergence remains such a challenge.

Healthcare organizations need to improve the methods they use to objectively assess the severity of a security incident and whether it should be reported, says David Parks, a privacy officer and attorney.

When it comes to managing relationships with business associates to help with HITECH Act compliance, healthcare organizations could learn some lessons from the banking industry.

Interview with Christopher Hourihan, manager, development and programs, Health Information Trust Alliance

Interview with Kathryn Roe of The Health Law Consultancy

Interview with Tim Harvey, CEO of Perimeter E-Security, on Balancing Security and Compliance

Former NSA CIO Preston Winter on Defending Penetrations from Within

Investigator Wade Baker on why insider crimes are up - where and how they're occurring.

CEO of Heartland Payment Systems discusses lessons learned from the biggest data breach in history.

Increasingly, digital forensics is an important element of an information security program for organizations of all types and sizes. But where can security leaders find qualified forensics professionals? How can these professionals obtain the skills and expertise they need to be successful? Rob Lee of Mandiant and SANS Institute discusses forensics careers, focusing on: Hot trends of 2010; Questions hiring managers must ask; Growth opportunities for qualified pros. Lee, a director with Mandiant and curriculum lead for digital forensic training at SANS Institute, has more than 13 years experience in computer forensics, vulnerability and exploit discovery, intrusion detection/prevention, and incident response. Rob graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in the U.S. Air Force as a founding member of the 609th Information Warfare Squadron, the first U.S. military operational unit focused on Information Operations. Later, he was a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations where he

Information security requirements and challenges change on a daily basis - and with them come growing opportunities for individuals with skills in digital forensics. Rob Lee, a director with Mandiant and curriculum lead for digital forensic training at SANS Institute, discusses: the growing need for digital forensics skills; today's top challenges and how organizations are tackling them; career prospects for individuals in digital forensics. Lee has more than 13 years experience in computer forensics, vulnerability and exploit discovery, intrusion detection/prevention, and incident response. Rob graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in the U.S. Air Force as a founding member of the 609th Information Warfare Squadron, the first U.S. military operational unit focused on Information Operations. Later, he was a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations where he conducted computer crime investigations, incident response, and computer forensics. Prior to joining MANDIANT, he dir