Government Information Security Podcast

Interview of Will Pelgrin, New York State Director of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Money's tight everywhere in this recession, and New York State - like other governments - need to be innovative in how to secure its information assets. For Will Pelgrin, the director of the state Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Coordination, that means keeping key executive branch officials - from the governor on down - and lawmakers informed about the threats to the state's information systems is key in getting the needed backing to support his efforts. Such briefings are crucial, Pelgrin says, because those who control state coffers don't perceive cyber threats as IT professionals do. Not only briefing them, but putting cybersecurity in a context they understand - i.e.: if you don't have a break-in, you don't remove your locks - is critical. In the second of a two-part interview with GovInfoSecurity.com, Pelgrin discusses the need to make new technologies such as social networks secure fo