Cenzic is proud to interview Marcus Sachs for the second time in our application security MythBusters series – this time, on the show floor of the RSA 2009 Conference in San Francisco. Mr. Sachs volunteers as the Director of the SANS Internet Storm Center and is currently the Executive Director of Government Affairs for National Security Policy at Verizon in Washington, D.C.
Cenzic’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mandeep Khera, asks Mr. Sachs some difficult questions about the role government should play in cyber security. As a former member of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency, Marcus believes that government can’t (and shouldn’t) be solely responsible for cyber security – the onus is also on the private sector and individuals to make a difference in protecting data against hacker attacks.
One project highlighted in the 9 minute pod cast is the Department of Homeland Security’s Software Assurance program. The project was created to help reduce software vulnerabilities, minimize exploitation, and address ways to routinely acquire reliable and trustworthy software products. Its mantra is to “build security in” so it doesn’t have to be an after thought as it's currently done in coding today.
If you have any other questions or topic suggestions about the latest myths out there, send an email to: MythBusters@cenzic.com
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Erin Swanson, Marketing
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