The InformationWeek Podcast

RSA Conference Takeaways: Fighting New Threats and Disinfo

RSA Conference 2024 has come to a close, wrapping up a plethora of announcements on cybersecurity from government authorities, concerns about the continued rise of disinformation, and the roles AI may take, on defense and offense, in the mix.Iain Mulholland, senior director, cloud CISO with Google Cloud; Masha Sedova, vice president of human risk strategy at Mimecast; Jason Mar-Tang, field CISO at Pentera; and Etay Maor, chief security strategist with Cato Networks, shared some of their takeaways from this year's conference.

Cloud Security and the Know-Your-Customer Executive Orders

With executive orders from the Biden administration in play, cloud service providers are being called upon for insight into who uses their services to, ostensibly, thwart bad actors from overseas. Federal authorities want to identify anonymous cyber attackers who try to tap domestic cloud services to launch attacks, but there has been some pushback from aspects of the industry. Some of the complaints against the “know-your-customer” requirements include the potential costs of compliance, effectiveness of the measures, and how it might hurt competition. In this episode, Kyle Dewar, director with Tanium, and Chuck Herrin, field CTO with F5, discuss some of the threats the new rules are aimed at, questions raised about tech companies working more closely with federal authorities, and what this may mean for privacy.

Privacy, Surveillance, & Tech: What FISA’s Renewal Means

Meant to arm federal authorities with intelligence gleaned from telecom and other sources, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was renewed recently, but not without debate down to the deadline for renewal. Richard Searle, chief AI officer with Fortanix, and Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, managing director of the Washington, DC office of IAPP, discuss FISA's renewal, questions raised for tech companies and privacy professionals, and what the policy landscape looks like as the US government makes moves, while touting security and privacy concerns, on TikTok.

How to Balance Disaster Recovery, Backup Systems, and Security

Dale Zabriskie, field CISO with Cohesity, and Kim Larsen, CISO with Keepit, discuss ways disaster recovery can work more closely with security, and what that means for zero trust and backup systems.

AI and Quantum Computing: High Risks or Big Boons to Fintech?

Doug Hathaway, vice president of engineering with Versapay; Prashant Kelker, chief strategy officer with ISG; and Sitaram Iyer, senior director of cloud native solutions with Venafi, discuss how AI and quantum computing may present high risks or big boons to fintech.

FTC’s Impersonation Rule and the Fight Against AI-Powered Fraud

As AI compounds the problem of fraud, the Federal Trade Commission put a new rule in play to combat some $1.1 billion in reported losses that stem from impersonating government and business agencies. Jordan Burris of Socure, AJ Nash of ZeroFox, Chanley Howell from Foley & Lardner, and Chris Briggs with Mitek discuss what the new rule may mean for companies and the fight against AI-powered fraud.

Communication and Observability: Tech in Real-World Emergencies

What role can observability, AI, and other tech play in supporting and coordinating disaster response efforts such as the container ship crash that toppled the Frances Scott Key Bridge?

DOJ Goes After Apple’s Grip on Smartphone Market

Antitrust lawsuit questions Apple’s handling of apps and products that might challenge its dominance.

TikTok, Congress, and Digital Battles in Geopolitics

Politicos and the private sector clash over ownership of TikTok, smashing together allegations of geopolitical antagonism and data privacy risks.

IBM Talks Bridging the AI Trust Gap with Developers

Keri Olson, vice president of IBM AI for Code Initiatives, discusses what benefits developers might realize by using AI in the development process.