The topic of biometrics has been of inter]]> In this episode I have a bit of a hardware and general state of biometrics discussion with Jim Schriver, Director of New Technologies at Black Box Network Services.

The topic of biometrics has been of interest to me and other in the industry as of late as I've begun to see a number of very successful implementations particularly around the military and law enforcement. I still belive the technology and direction is excellent - however the issue so far as I can tell remains getting the IT folks and the physical security folks to see eye to eye on who owns what and how it all operates.

That is part of what we discussed here - but moreover I plan on having further discussions on down the road hopefully with the practitioner behind one of the successful implementations I am suggesting are out there.

For those who don't know him - Brian Snow was NSA IAD Technical Director, he sta]]> One of the highlights of my week at the RSA conference was being able to sit down and speak with Brian Snow shortly after his Cryptographers Panel keynote session.

For those who don't know him - Brian Snow was NSA IAD Technical Director, he started as a government cryptographer working on secure systems including nuclear command and control, tactical battlefield radios, and network security. He created and managed NSA’s Secure Systems Design Division in the 1980’s, and became a Technical Director in 1992 (equivalent to a Corporate Chief Scientist). His credo: Managers are responsible for doing things right; Technical Directors are responsible for finding the right things to do.

In this podcast, Brian demonstrates his amazing background and knowledge of the industry. You must listen to his concept of 'lean forward' along with his views on trust, smartphones and some amazing examples from his past.

It's always a pleasure to speak to my good friend and business associate Robert as h]]> In this episode I speak with Robert Rodriguez, Founder and President of the Security Innovation Network.

It's always a pleasure to speak to my good friend and business associate Robert as he is able to explain our nations need for security innovation better then anyone I know - while giving direction to start-up companies on what it takes to get out there and start doing business with the government.

Anyone listening should also keep an eye on the Security Innovation Network website for new activities, and the Fourth Annual Entrepreneurs Forum is coming up March 16-17, 2010 at Stanford University with a star line up of speakers also discussed in our podcast.

Finally, Robert Rodriguez is also one of our judges for the SC World Congress Security Innovators Throwdown - also discussed in brief on the podcast. Find out more about that on the SC World Congress website.

Steve and I covered a broad range of topics from innovation in the security industry, to the Hea]]> In this episode I speak with Steven Elefant, newly appointed CIO of Heartland Payment Systems.

Steve and I covered a broad range of topics from innovation in the security industry, to the Heartland breach as well as some details of how his company has responded to this incident to greatly improve card processing security.

Heartland's CEO, Bob Carr will be presenting a keynote presentation on the topic of the breach on October 13 in NY at the SC World Congress