Security News Podcast features information security specialist Ira Victor (read bio) and award-winning journalist Samantha Stone (read bio) in a fast-paced news program about data security, the law, and the digital underworld. Your security depends on these weekly updates, with topics spanning data confidentiality, disaster recovery, encryption, open source and more.

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Security News Podcast Episode 8: eDiscovery, breach notification, PCI 6.6 and web security

• eDiscovery strategies needed
• MontgomeryWard waits six months to alert 51,000 customers of credit card data breach
• More on the changes in mandates to protect credit card security in PCI rule 6.6, plus tips on more secure web surfing

Podcast sponsored by DeviceLock and Emergency Management Magazine.

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Security News Podcast Episode 7: eVoting security, stolen medical data, new credit card security mandates

• E-Vote: Voting Machine Industry Says Federal Regulatory Process Broken
• Finjan Discovers more than 500 Mb of Stolen Medical, Business and Airline Data on Crimeware Servers in Argentina and Malaysia
• Changes in section 6.6 of the PCI credit card security standard

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Security News Podcast Episode 6: Disaster scams, municipal wireless security, fight spam with reCAPTCHA

• SANS warns of potentially harmful Iowa storm video scams
• Using out-of-the-box thinking to secure the wireless network for Wisconsin police departments
• Using reCAPTCHA to fight spam bots and help libraries

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Security News Podcast Episode 5: Ransomware with 1024-bit keys, Attacks hiding in data streams, GFIRST

Ransomware hold data hostage with strong 1024-bit key.

New report show spike in attacks hidden in innocent-looking internet traffic.

Security policy guidelines from GFIRST Security Conference 08, Orlando.

Podcast sponsored by DeviceLock and Emergency Management Magazine.

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Security News Podcast Episode 4: Flash Patch, Comcast Attack, and FBI's Infraguard

• Patching the browser-based Adobe Flash hole.
• The Comcast attack, it's not what you might think.
• FBI's InfraGard Member Alliance, and it's security mission.

Podcast sponsored by DeviceLock and Emergency Management Magazine.

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Security News Podcast Episode 3: Craigslist Scammers, Hacking through Printers, and eDiscovery.

• Scammers and spammers inundating Craigslist?
• "Hacking" through the printers? We ask an expert from HP.
• Study sheds light on the eDiscovery challenges organizations face. We interview a security researcher that worked on the study.
• Plus this week's news on data security, the law, and the digital underworld.

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Security News Podcast Episode 2: InfoSec News, Open Source Security, Spammers Leverage Popular eMail Services

• This week's news on data security, the law, and the digital underworld.
• Over 500,000 open source-driven web sites could be infecting visitors with malicious attacks. We interview Jamz Yaneza, Threat Research Manager with Trend Micro, Inc. Download the optional extended interview.
  
• Have spammers figured out a new way to use popular email services to send out more waves of spam? We talk with Matt Sergeant, Chief Anti-Spam Technologist with MessageLabs.

Podcast sponsored by DeviceLock and Emergency Management Magazine.

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Security News Podcast Episode 1: InfoSec News, Mash-Up Security, Public eRecords Integrity

• Millions of emails missing from the White House, and the explanation is not necessarily political.
• What's a mash-up? A great way to offer lots of information in one place. David Bolker, cofounder of the OpenAjax Alliance, and CTO of IBM Emerging Internet Technologies explains how mash-ups challenge security.
• Public eRecords integrity with Anne Weismann, Chief Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics.

Podcast sponsored by Symantec, Emergency Management Magazine, ESET, and Sonic Wall.

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The Hosts of Security News Podcast

Ira Victor is an information security specialist, a sought-after expert on privacy and security, and a consultant with Data Clone Labs Inc. He co-developed a patented email security system, and is President of the Sierra-Nevada Chapter of InfraGard, an FBI program that helps protect critical infrastructure and fight cybercrime. Ira received formal information security training and certifications from The SANS Institute, the nation's leading information security research and educational institute.

Samantha Stone is a veteran broadcaster and award-winning reporter who specializes in politics and legislation. She was among the first to use the web for political analysis, producing a highly acclaimed site for California voters. Recently, she covered Nevada's early presidential caucus for PBS in Las Vegas and newstalk station KOH in Reno. She offers weekly news analysis and random observations at ReasonableReporter.com. She's the winner of two Associated Press Mark Twain Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award for news reporting.

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