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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 MORE
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. Security Staffing and Budget Increases. MORE
One of the many topics coved at the event was software defined perimeter and cloud security alliance. CTO Cyber Security News Video Bob Flores Chief information officer Chief information security officer CISO Coca-Cola Computer security Internet of Things Sierra Ventures MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. They should base their campaigns on the six root causes that are most likely to motivate employees to behave securely or not. MORE
Emphasize that information security applies to all agencies. Ideally, a cabinet meeting for all new secretaries should be held within three months of the inauguration to underscore that information security is essential for all agencies to complete their missions. Even secretaries whose agencies are not typically associated with either information security or IT need to be included. MORE
By helping to create a thriving, diverse and open information security community, (ISC)2 hopes to ensure a steep rise for the profession MORE
In fact, the security group is the only part of the infrastructure function where staffing levels are increasing. Blog Collaborate Across the Organization Information and Data Risk Management Information Technology IT Infrastructure MORE
Venture capital and private equity spending on security technology reached an all-time high in 2018. While that total may pale in comparison to other fast-growing markets such as fintech ($124B) or transportation tech ($150B), consider that 65% of that $31B in security has […]. MORE
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). MORE
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. MORE
Brexit will present some cyber security challenges – but it will be largely business as usual, say information security professionals MORE
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. MORE
What these tasks have in common (in addition to relying on automation): a critical dependence on security. When you accept that jury duty request, you have faith that your PII (personally identifiable information) is being protected. In a world where infrastructure-as-code scales quickly and massively scales, it is crucial to bake in security at every level of the stack. Information Security. Security Operations & Program Governance. MORE
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. MORE
Chart 1 below can help with understanding the different types of risk assessment that information security teams need to conduct, and may also help explain the process, and the importance of it, to colleagues. MORE
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 MORE
The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings, Q4 2018 Earlier today, we published “The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings, Q4 2018” evaluation. MORE
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. Guy finished his Army career as a special assistant to the Director of the National Security Agency. MORE
Chief Cyberinfrastructure Security Officer. Position Summary: The Internet2 Chief Cyberinfrastructure Security Officer (CCSO) is the leader responsible for establishing the cyberinfrastructure security strategy and direction for Internet2′s global infrastructure programs. The CCSO provides leadership for the Internet2 cyber security program through strong working relationships and collaboration across the staff and community, including policy and operational areas. MORE
10 Ways Digitalization is Upending Information Security. A recent survey of around two dozen heads of information security produced a useful overview of the nature of this problem and how some of the world’s most forward-thinking teams are responding. MORE
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. Poor security standards across an ecosystem can therefore have trickle down effects to your organization. MORE
The UK government has work to do to reduce complexity of security policies, according to the NAO MORE
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. Cyber InfoSec education infosec security awareness tools training MORE
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 MORE
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 MORE
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. First off, there are many different jobs within information security. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
If you had half an hour with a board member, and you wanted to get coaching from them about how to communicate with them about security, what would you ask them? MORE
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. MORE
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.
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
CEB IT
AUGUST 8, 2017
10 Ways Digitalization is Upending Information Security. A recent survey of around two dozen heads of information security produced a useful overview of the nature of this problem and how some of the world’s most forward-thinking teams are responding.
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. Cyber InfoSec education infosec security awareness tools training
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
CEB IT
APRIL 24, 2017
Chart 1 below can help with understanding the different types of risk assessment that information security teams need to conduct, and may also help explain the process, and the importance of it, to colleagues.
Computer Weekly
JUNE 28, 2016
Brexit will present some cyber security challenges – but it will be largely business as usual, say information security professionals
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).
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. They should base their campaigns on the six root causes that are most likely to motivate employees to behave securely or not.
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
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
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.
Computer Weekly
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
The UK government has work to do to reduce complexity of security policies, according to the NAO
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.
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. First off, there are many different jobs within information security.
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
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.
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
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
CEB IT
MAY 23, 2017
In fact, the security group is the only part of the infrastructure function where staffing levels are increasing. Blog Collaborate Across the Organization Information and Data Risk Management Information Technology IT Infrastructure
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. Security Staffing and Budget Increases.
Forrester IT
JANUARY 14, 2019
Venture capital and private equity spending on security technology reached an all-time high in 2018. While that total may pale in comparison to other fast-growing markets such as fintech ($124B) or transportation tech ($150B), consider that 65% of that $31B in security has […].
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. Guy finished his Army career as a special assistant to the Director of the National Security Agency.
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.
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.
Network World
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Emphasize that information security applies to all agencies. Ideally, a cabinet meeting for all new secretaries should be held within three months of the inauguration to underscore that information security is essential for all agencies to complete their missions. Even secretaries whose agencies are not typically associated with either information security or IT need to be included.
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings, Q4 2018 Earlier today, we published “The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings, Q4 2018” evaluation.
Forrester IT
JUNE 8, 2018
If you had half an hour with a board member, and you wanted to get coaching from them about how to communicate with them about security, what would you ask them?
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.
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. Poor security standards across an ecosystem can therefore have trickle down effects to your organization.
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.
Forrester IT
JUNE 8, 2017
What these tasks have in common (in addition to relying on automation): a critical dependence on security. When you accept that jury duty request, you have faith that your PII (personally identifiable information) is being protected. In a world where infrastructure-as-code scales quickly and massively scales, it is crucial to bake in security at every level of the stack. Information Security. Security Operations & Program Governance.
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.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 28, 2014
One of the many topics coved at the event was software defined perimeter and cloud security alliance. CTO Cyber Security News Video Bob Flores Chief information officer Chief information security officer CISO Coca-Cola Computer security Internet of Things Sierra Ventures
CTOvision
MARCH 27, 2014
Chief Cyberinfrastructure Security Officer. Position Summary: The Internet2 Chief Cyberinfrastructure Security Officer (CCSO) is the leader responsible for establishing the cyberinfrastructure security strategy and direction for Internet2′s global infrastructure programs. The CCSO provides leadership for the Internet2 cyber security program through strong working relationships and collaboration across the staff and community, including policy and operational areas.
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