Amrit Williams, CTO of BigFix, Inc. speaks with Johnny Long, founder of Hackers for Charity, about Long’s journey from the pinnacle of conventional  IT industry career success to his decision to redirect his expertise to helping charitable organizations leverage computer technology to fight poverty and bring new opportunities to some of the poorest communities on earth. With his own eyes, Long has seen how his work feeds children and relieve the societal damages of disease. In addition to taking in this podcast, Amrit and Johnny invite listeners to learn more at www.hackersforcharity.org

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Amrit Williams, CTO of BigFix, Inc. and co-worker Ryan Russell, IT Director at BigFix review the latest edition of “Stealing the Network: The Complete Series Collector’s Edition,” co-authored by Ryan, Johnny Long and Timothy Mullen. Ryan relates his experiences working with publishers, relaying tips to new authors on how to secure and execute on a publishing project. He also reviews the unique premise of “Stealing the Network” that uses fictional stories to present factual information about real world technologies. Ryan says that his favorite result of the book series is people who see him at conferences and explain that they better understood a topic, or that their boss now “got it” as a result of the story format. More information on this book and others in the “Stealing the Network” series is available at http://tinyurl.com/ryscz2

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Amrit Williams, CTO of BigFix, Inc. and Charles Dodd, CTO of NICOR continue their discussion of cyber defense by reviewing the role of NICOR and similar organizations in helping various government agencies understand and cooridinate their cyber defense programs and how private organizations can better understand their role in national cyber defense efforts and play a positive role in both securring their own assets and contribute to socially beneficial efforts across the economy.

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Amrit Williams, CTO of BigFix, Inc. and Charles Dodd, CTO of NICOR discuss the rapid evolution of state- and terrorist-sponsored cyber-warfare from a hypothetical threat to a current reality. While society is best served by avoiding panic or over-reaction, the US has lagged in its understanding of cyber-warfare threats and its response to them. The podcast touches on the differences of cyber warfare-driven intelligence gathering, compromise of public infrastructure and even the potential for turning lethal military assets against their users. Part I of a two-part podcast.

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Amrit Williams, CTO of BigFix, Inc. and Dr. Peter Tippett, Vice President of Innovation and Technology, Verizon Business Services review findings from Verizon’s 2009 Data Breach Investigations Report. According to Dr. Tippett, organized crime has increased its involvement in data theft incidents. From there, Williams and Tippett compare and contrast how cyber crime victims–both consumer and enterprise–respond to cyberc rime incidents, law enforcement procedures and whether governments are improving their abilities to shut down cybercriminals.

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