Howard Schmidt's career in
defence, law enforcement and corporate security spans nearly
40 years and includes a stint as vice president, CISO and
chief security strategist for online auction giant eBay. He
most recently served as chief security strategist for the US
CERT Partners Program for the National Cyber Security Division
of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He also served
President George W. Bush as vice chair of the President's
Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and as special
advisor for cybersecurity at the White House. He sits on a
number of corporate boards and is an adjunct professor with
Georgia Tech's Information Security Center. Schmidt recently
released a new book, "Patrolling Cyberspace: Lessons Learned
from a Lifetime in Data Security." In this podcast, he talks
about some of those lessons and about why the private sector
has a bigger role to play than the government in defending
cyberspace.
| Security Newsmakers
podcast series - Howard Schmidt: | |
- Schmidt contemplated run for Congress: Howard Schmidt, a
career technologist, was approached to run for Congress in 2004,
representing Washington state's 8th District, because of his varied
background in business, government and law enforcement, he
said.
- Newsmaker podcast with Dan Geer: In this edition,
luminary Dan Geer, vice president and chief scientist for security
firm Verdasys, discusses the infamous 2003 research paper that
caused him to lose his job, plus how Microsoft threatens IT
security, the fatal flaw of client-based computing and the real
reason behind so many publicised data breaches. Listen now on your
computer or download to your favorite digital audio device.
Runtime: 24:16.
- Security Newsmaker: David Maynor: researcher David
Maynor talks about the threat to laptop wireless cards and the stir
a demonstration caused at last year's Black Hat conference. Listen
to our Newsmaker Rapid-fire Q&A segment. Runtime:
13:43.