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Step Up Your Governance Game With Our Information Security Steering Committee Charter Template

Forrester IT

We’ve said it many times: security matters, and security leaders have more influence and access to boards and senior executives than ever. Thanks to external forces like ransomware attacks, evolving security and privacy legislation, and existential loss of cyber insurance dread, they get it at the top.

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Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

GeekWire

Nordstrom Photo) — Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief information security officer. Ford previously served as vice president and CISO at Rockwell Automation, with past experience leading security transformation initiatives and developing cybersecurity programs. Nicole Ford.

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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO Business Intelligence

The need to manage risk, adhere to regulations, and establish processes to govern those tasks has been part of running an organization as long as there have been businesses to run. Governance is who does what, how, and based on what data,” says Tilcia Toledo, senior managing director with FTI Consulting. What is GRC?

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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets

CIO Business Intelligence

Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. Data governance framework Data governance may best be thought of as a function that supports an organization’s overarching data management strategy.

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DTWS: Overcoming barriers to good data governance

TM Forum

discussed some of the biggest challenges to good data governance and how to tackle them as telcos increasingly rely on making the best use of vast swathes of data in new services. ” Telefonica Chile initially encountered cultural resistance to its data governance program. vision for the future of data governance?session.

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Sources of cyber intelligence from governments and academia

CTOvision

Cyber intelligence is a growing discipline in the cybersecurity community, providing important information for cyber defenders in enterprises large and small. This post reviews key sources of cyber intelligence provided free from governments and academia. There are many many other sources provided by governments and academia.

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The 10th Cyber & Information Security Research (CISR) Conference at Oak Ridge Tn, 7-9 April 2015

CTOvision

The 10th Cyber & Information Security Research (CISR) Conference, 7-9 April 2015, will be held at the Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Building 5200, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. By Charles Hall. We noticed an event readers in the great state of Tennessee may take an interest in. Reception is free.