Security Wire Weekly

This week, former Microsoft CISO Karen Worstell talks about the current state of security. Also, more consolidation in the security market with HP acquiring SPI Dynamics and PatchLink merging with SecureWave. Download Security Wire Weekly

Eric Schultze, chief security architect of Shavlik Technologies helps prioritize Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Bulletins. Jack Danahy, chief technology officer and founder of Ounce Labs discusses Microsoft’s proactive security posture and how it has affected security in the software development lifecycle. Also, a summary of this week's news. Download Security Wire Weekly

Senior News Writer Bill Brenner reports from the Gartner IT Summit in Washington. Bryan Sartin, Cybertrust’s vice president of investigative response talks about his company’s merger with Verizon. Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of BT Counterpane, and Lloyd Hession, CSO of BT Radianz talk about life after their mergers with British Telecom. Also, a review of the week’s news. Download Security Wire Weekly

In this brief interview at the Gartner IT Summit in Washington, Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer of security vendor Finjan talks about a newly discovered hacking technique used by attackers to avoid detection. (Runtime 3:56) Download Security Wire Weekly Special Edition

SearchSecurity.com editors discuss whether Microsoft should abandon Patch Tuesday, whether blogging is a security threat to corporate systems, the state of Wi-Fi security and Verizon's acquisition of CyberTrust. Download Security Squad Roundtable

Snort creator and Sourcefire founder Marty Roesch talks about last year's failed Check Point acquisition and his decision to take Sourcefire public. Also, a summary of this week's news. Download Security Wire Weekly

Andy Jones, a researcher with the UK-based Information Security Forum, explains how to develop an effective security strategy to deal with large projects and defend the budget. Paul Adamonis, director of security solutions at Forsythe Security talks about how to navigate industry consolidation by developing a buying strategy; and Sandra Kay Miller gives her observations of the industry and explains why some companies may not fare well in this era of consolidation. (Runtime: 25:01)...

Security consultant Don Ulsch of Jefferson-Wells discusses the risk of blogging on company-owned mobile devices. Also, a summary of this week's news. Download Security Wire Weekly

Core Security's Ivan Arce discusses the pros and cons of penetration testing, "month-of" flaw disclosure projects and hacking contests. Also, a summary of this week's news. Download Security Wire Weekly

Mark Allen, a patch analyst with Shavlik Technologies discusses Microsoft’s recent updates, including the zero-day DNS patch and the Exchange and Internet Explorer updates. Plus, a summary of this week's IT security news. Download Security Wire Weekly