Government Information Security Podcast

NIST senior computer scientist Ron Ross heads a National Institute of Standards and Technology-Defense Department team that created the just-released information security guidance for federal agencies: Special Publication 800-37, Revision 1, Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach. In an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com, Ross discusses the: Importance of the new guidance that provides for real-time monitoring of IT systems. Challenges federal agencies face in adopting NIST IT security guidance. State of cybersecurity in the federal government. Ross was interviewed by GovInfoSecurity.com's Eric Chabrow. The highly regarded NIST senior computer scientist and information security researcher serves as the institute's FISMA implementation project leader. He also supports the State Department in the international outreach program for information security and critical infrastructure protection. Ross previously served as the director of th