Association of Information Technology Professional

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This article details the necessary experience and education needed for a career as a chief information security officer

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CTOvision

JUNE 3, 2020

Read Joan Goodchild list 10 information security tips for companies during layoffs on Dark Reading: Business disruption and the financial toll brought on by the COVID-19 has forced many companies, […].

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CEB IT

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Preventing confidential information leaking into the wrong hands has become high priority for every big company in the past decade. Information “breaches” have never been more costly to companies, or difficult to prevent. Information security staff play a critical role in resolving all these problems. Centrally documenting Information Security’s tribal knowledge helps everyone access important knowledge quickly.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 8, 2021

Mindfulness is all about being aware, so why not incorporate that in your cybersecurity practices

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CEB IT

AUGUST 8, 2017

Information security teams, who themselves are no strangers to a rapidly changing work environment , are under pressure to ensure that all this activity doesn’t result in important confidential data ( itself more valuable than it’s ever been ) leaking out of the company – either from carelessness or criminal intent. 10 Ways Digitalization is Upending Information Security. unfulfilled security requirements) in the past twelve months.

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Computer Weekly

JANUARY 17, 2017

Information security is continually moving up business and board agendas, but information security professionals find it challenging to help business leaders to understand fully the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses

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CEB IT

MAY 31, 2017

Information security teams can spend all the money in their budget on fancy technology but it’s for naught if employees don’t use it. Unsurprisingly then, given the amount of money currently being spent by firms in keeping their data and their systems secure , information security teams have almost doubled their spending on employee awareness in the past three years, from $1,597 per 1000 IT users in 2013 to $3,086 per 1000 IT users in 2016 , according to CEB data.

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CTOvision

MARCH 30, 2015

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. The conference brings together cyber security researchers, program managers, decision makers, security vendors, and practitioners to discuss many challenging tasks and novel solutions pertaining to cyber security. By Charles Hall.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Information Technology Blog - - The Small Business Guide to Information Security - Information Technology Blog. Information security is a major issue in the business world, and security breaches cost businesses millions of dollars per year.

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CEB IT

APRIL 17, 2017

High demand and a limited pool of people with the right skills and experience make information security staffing a perennial challenge. Further complicating things is the fact that information security teams have not yet adapted to their changing role in digitizing companies. Digitization requires security staff to play a more diverse range of roles to meet a wider spectrum of demand from the rest of the firm. Product security specialists/managers.

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Computer Weekly

OCTOBER 27, 2016

By helping to create a thriving, diverse and open information security community, (ISC)2 hopes to ensure a steep rise for the profession

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Organizations need to start thinking about information security as an element that enables businesses, facilitating increased competitive advantage that allows them to manage risk and protect all of the dollars that have been spent on creating a brand. This is the first step in securing a business.

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Computer Weekly

JUNE 28, 2016

Brexit will present some cyber security challenges – but it will be largely business as usual, say information security professionals

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Computer Weekly

JUNE 22, 2016

CESG technical director Jonathan Lawrence tells The Cyber Security Summit that information security professionals need to deliver security controls that help business users achieve their goals securely

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Computer Weekly

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Companies struggling to fill info sec roles should focus on finding people who can do what they need, not on qualifications, according to a security industry panel

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Computer Weekly

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The UK government has work to do to reduce complexity of security policies, according to the NAO

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Doctor Chaos

JANUARY 1, 2017

The Information Security Profession – Where do I Start? I am often asked by individuals to provide advice or guidance on how to get started in the field of information security. Many college students tell me they want to be a hacker, an IT systems penetration tester, or other type of cyber security professional. Cyber InfoSec education infosec security awareness tools training

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CEB IT

AUGUST 29, 2016

The way companies create, sell, and market products, and run the operations to do so, is increasingly based on the use of technology and digital information (see chart 1), and this trend of digitization will only continue more quickly across the next five years. And digitization, fueled by business-led IT (line managers initiating and funding their own technology projects), places untenable pressure on the way that IT information security teams work.

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CEB IT

MAY 23, 2017

The plethora of recent high-profile breaches , and the funding and attention lavished on information security teams , have forced many IT infrastructure groups – those that are responsible for the company’s hardware, software, networks, data centers, and so on – to reprioritize their strategic plans and focus on information risk management. In fact, the security group is the only part of the infrastructure function where staffing levels are increasing.

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Computer Weekly

APRIL 21, 2017

Security will become increasingly important as industries seek to collaborate and use each other’s capabilities to enable new business models, with the banking sector leading the way

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Computer Weekly

MAY 24, 2017

Last year Travis Perkins implemented Splunk to help it to respond more quickly to security threats. Now, the business is looking into machine learning and a single customer view

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CEB IT

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Information security functions have become far more important to their companies in the past decade, and that’s reflected in how the resources they’re allocated has grown and grown. Overall, there are a few changes that information security teams should expect in the coming year; the slide below has highlights. Security Staffing and Budget Increases. Security budgets grew an average of 16% in 2016 but are poised to only grow 9% in 2017.

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Computer Weekly

JUNE 6, 2016

What is the role of information security professionals in helping organisations to ensure they are compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by 25 May 2018

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CTOvision

MAY 4, 2015

Red Owl Analytics is a highly regarded provider of a software solution that enables security and compliance teams to proactively tackle their most pressing problem-- insider risk. Their enterprises are awash in data, insider-related security breaches have become a constant, and regulators continue to demand better oversight and surveillance. Guy finished his Army career as a special assistant to the Director of the National Security Agency.

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Network World

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Looking ahead to 2017, the Information Security Forum (ISF) , a global, independent information security body that focuses on cyber security and information risk management, forecasts businesses will face four key global security threats in 2017. As with previous years, 2016 saw no shortage of data breaches.

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Linux Academy

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Wondering if information security is the right profession for you? I’ve been working in information security for many years and have had the opportunity to fill a variety of roles. In this post, I’ll fill you in about some of the available jobs in information security and what it takes to succeed in each one. First off, there are many different jobs within information security. Security Analyst (Blue Teamer).

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Network World

MARCH 28, 2017

The information security threat landscape is constantly evolving. To help you navigate the terrain, each year the Information Security Forum (ISF) — a nonprofit association that researches and analyzes security and risk management issues on behalf of its members — puts out its Threat Horizon report to provide members with a forward-looking view of the biggest security threats over a two-year period.

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Cloud Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Recent cases have highlighted identity theft, the loss of personal financial data, and the disclosure of sensitive national security information. The executive in the hot seat for preventing these failures is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Commissioned by the National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College , this data will be used to develop and publish actionable information for use by the day to day cybersecurity professionals.

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Network World

APRIL 26, 2017

But for organizations still maturing their defensive measures, here’s what the transformation of cyber crime into an industry means for how you approach information security. Cyber crime has been commercialized. Infecting computers with ransomware or using an advanced persistent threat to pilfer intellectual property no longer requires deep technical knowledge.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This comprehensive 2-part bundle will help you ace the exams for the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications -- all through training that focuses on real-world examples

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The White House recently appointed retired Brigadier General Gregory J. Touhill as the US CISO, to bolster cybersecurity efforts in government

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Small businesses run lean, and bad guys know that means security may be less than adequate. NIST researchers share ways that small businesses can protect their information

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Network World

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The responsibilities of information security are rapidly changing as enterprises digitize. In this new context, information security is expected to take a strategic role by helping business leaders understand the security implications of their digital strategies; support a quicker pace of technology exploitation and experimentation; and govern a larger, more varied project portfolio.

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CEB IT

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The former has opened up companies to new security risks while the latter has left some customers feeling uneasy about the privacy of their data. Carry out due diligence on vendors’ supply chains : Companies are now increasingly integrated into complex third-party ecosystems, but not conducting the appropriate checks to ensure their security. Poor security standards across an ecosystem can therefore have trickle down effects to your organization.

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Network World

AUGUST 4, 2016

High-flying salaries in some unexpected places Image by Greg Gjerdingen Before moving to this top city for InfoSec pay, you might want to read the latest John Sanford novel, brace for a bitter cold winter and develop a taste for tater tot hot dish. Yes, that's right, if you want to get the most bang for your InfoSec salary buck, a move to Minneapolis might be in your future. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (Insider Story

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Network World

APRIL 11, 2017

Career Tracker: What it takes to be a chief information security officer. Jeff Foltz did not set out to be an information security professional. download. He arrived at his current role as CISO at Fidelity National Financial by making the most of a series of opportunities and constantly building his skillset. His degree in psychology and philosophy would also prove more useful in his CISO job than one might think.

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Network World

MARCH 1, 2017

Information security is forever weaved into our daily lives. From the massive data breaches impacting Target, Yahoo and Anthem to IoT-powered DDoS attacks that take down substantial portions of the internet for extended periods of time, information security impacts everyone.

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ComputerWorld IT Management

JUNE 9, 2016

It seems that the industry has reached a nearly unanimous conclusion about a key essential for tight information security -- people. You don't have to look at online job postings for long to recognize that most of the posted IT jobs relate to information security, with employers attempting to fill many such positions to shore up their cybersecurity posture. As an example, following a major security breach at the U.S.

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CEB IT

MARCH 3, 2017

Information security teams face an unprecedented level of demand for their services right now. The strain on the time and resources of information security teams is understandable ( as Yahoo can attest ), and even though their companies are stumping up money, information security budget growth is slowing. Automating operations and governance activities offers the best chance to meet information security demands.

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CEB IT

AUGUST 1, 2017

Information security teams are busier than they’ve ever been and, although they have been given more funds to cope, there is still a great need to prioritize and focus on the risks that are most likely to harm their business. Traditionally, information security teams have administered risk assessments and made decisions about the risk each third party posed based on predetermined levels, but this is no longer sufficient for the four reasons below.

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CEB IT

DECEMBER 28, 2016

But for now, chief information security officers (CISOs) should take three core lessons on board. The CISO’s role in M&A should expand : When it comes to M&A, most CISOs tend to spend their time trying to get a head start on post-deal integration, revise the information security team’s strategic plan, or assess the acquisition target’s information security practices. Update Information Security’s strategy to support digitization efforts.

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Venture Beast

MAY 21, 2021

Despite hype around AI and ML in security, the RSA Conference revealed promising developments, like an evaluation system for buyers. Read More.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

President Obama announced Thursday the creation of a new federal CISO position. Find out who was appointed and what they'll be doing

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