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ISACA Virtual Seminar to Define Top Cloud Issues in 2012(06/12/2011)
Tomorrow, on wednesday, 7th december, IT professionals will learn from industry leaders and network with peers from around the world, all without leaving their desks, at the event titled Making the Case for the Cloud: The Next Steps, from 6:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. CST (UTC-5). Global IT association ISACA will showcase the emerging issues in cloud computing for 2012 at its free virtual seminar. Presented from a holistic business perspective, the five... [more]
Employees are unwittingly risking bringing viruses and malware into work(11/11/2011)
Use of personal devices for work, which are typically more difficult to secure than work devices, means sensitive corporate information may be compromised. Research published independently during October, by the Office of National Statistics, shows that £1 in every £10 is now spent online. UK consumers say they’ll spend more time shopping online than in 2010. But according to the UK edition of ISACA’s fourth Shopping on the Job Survey, two-thi... [more]
10,000 security professionals earn the CRISC credential(23/08/2011)
Since 1 April 2010, candidates from more than 121 countries have applied for Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification. The first CRISC exam was administered in June 2011. The next exam will be held in December 2011 and study materials are available from ISACA for preparation. At the closing of ISACA’s rigorous grandfathering program for the CRISC designation, more than 10,000 professionals have demonstrated their... [more]
Employee-owned mobile devices pose a greater risk to the enterprise than company-supplied devices(14/06/2011)
A new ISACA survey has revealed that 61 percent of the UK's IT leaders believe that any employee-owned mobile device poses a greater risk to the enterprise than company-supplied devices do, as opposed to 31 percent who said a mobile device supplied by the company is riskiest. When asked, ”What is the riskiest behaviour you are aware of an employee doing with a mobile device that has access to the corporate network?”, storing company data in a... [more]
Information security must be designed and implemented as a core ingredient of the business strategy (part 2)(07/02/2011)
The Security Control Standard (SCS) is an extension of the globally recognized information security standard ISO 27001 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which is related to the establishment of information security management systems (ISMSs). Such systems provide the framework for managing information security from planning to implementation, monitoring and improvement. ISACA has published a set of information techno... [more]
Information security must be designed and implemented as a core ingredient of the business strategy (part 1)(07/02/2011)
As enterprises struggle to remain profitable in an ever-changing risk environment, the current economic crisis has elevated the need for effective business risk management. Information security is a key parameter that affects business risk. The academic definition of information security is the “preservation of confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.” Confidentiality is the preservation of secrecy of information (e.g., busine... [more]
ISACA Selects Imperva's SecureSphere Web Application Firewall to provide real-time protection against data breaches(12/01/2011)
ISACA, the global association for information systems security, assurance and governance professionals, has selected Imperva’s web application firewall (WAF) to protect ISACA’s web applications and continue to raise the bar for data security. ISACA leverages Imperva’s SecureSphere WAF as a part of a comprehensive security strategy that delivers unprecedented prevention, mitigation and protection for its on-demand platform. “ISACA is committed... [more]
Mobile devices poses a significant threat of leaking confidential enterprise information and intellectual property
(14/09/2010)
From smartphones to USB sticks, many devices also store data that are unencrypted, which can result in sensitive information being compromised through interception and device theft or loss. Mobile devices can also be the targets of malware attacks as employees carry them beyond the protection of their company’s network. A recent ISACA white paper details how the increasing popularity of mobile devices poses a significant threat of leaking conf... [more]
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