December 2021: Tough Questions on Biometrics, Security Research, and Insider Threat Assessment
\u201cThe good old password really has run its course,\u201d says Dave Lewis, Cisco global advisory chief information security officer. So what replaces it? Multifactor authentication with biometrics can raise security levels, and its use is trending up, demonstrating an evolutionary step up in identity and credential management. \nAlso in this month\u2019s podcast, Glen Kitteringham, CPP, discusses the value of academic research to security professionals and\u2014most importantly\u2014how to put it into practice. Paul Wood, CPP, explains how taking a proactive, empathetic approach to threat assessment can identify and address insider threats while improving organizational morale.