Government Information Security Podcast

From his perch as executive director of (ISC)2, the not-for-profit certifier of IT security professionals, and as the former CIO at the Interior Department, Hord Tipton has a close-up view on what works and doesn't work in regards of training government employees on information security awareness. In an interview with Information Security Media Group's GovInfoSecurity.com, Tipton discusses the: Need to provide federal employees awareness training more often than once a year because of the ever-changing challenges IT security presents; Challenges the government faces in hiring qualified cybersecurity practitioners even if there aren't enough applicants with IT security certification; and Expansion of information security awareness beyond government agencies and establishing programs in elementary and secondary schools. Tipton spoke with Eric Chabrow, managing editor of GovInfoSecurity.com.