Guidance on cybersecurity, private clouds and privacy
ISACA today issued guidance on managing three top trends posing major challenges to businesses in 2013: cybersecurity threats, private vs. public clouds and data privacy. …
Can you trust the cloud?
Can an organization trust an IT service provided through the cloud? A survey by KuppingerCole showed that cloud security issues (84.4%) and cloud privacy and compliance issues …
Privacy compliance laws: Why the European Commission finally got it right
The debate about privacy compliance has always been a heated one. Add to the mix new European Commission legislation and you have a recipe for not only a lively debate but …
Top 10 issues eroding cloud confidence
Findings from a joint Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA survey show that government regulations, exit strategies and international data privacy dominate the Top 10 areas …
From identity and access solutions to access governance
The need to identify users, control what they can access and audit their activities is fundamental to information security. Over the past decade, there has been a tsunami of …
ISACA issues COBIT 5 for Information Security
ISACA released COBIT 5 for Information Security, which builds on the COBIT 5 framework to provide practical guidance for those interested in security at all levels of an …
Highest paying IT certifications
ISACA’s Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) credentials have been named two of the highest-paying …
IT candidates should shift career perspectives
Recruiting in the technology sector is strong, despite weaknesses and structural changes the economy has experienced over the past several years. Enterprises seem to be …
Location-based apps thrive despite privacy concerns
Fifty-eight percent of consumers who have a smart device use location-based applications, despite concerns about safety and third-party use of their personal information for …
Top enterprise security concerns and IT problems
A global study of more than 1,200 IT professionals in EMEA reveals that, in the last year, more than one in five enterprises has experienced a security breach and one in 10 …
Six principles for effective cloud computing
The growing shift to cloud computing can deliver significant value—but most enterprises have little knowledge of the perils of transferring IT decision making away from …
CRISC certification: Reacting to a radically changing IT landscape
The number of IT professionals seeking the CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) certification continues to rise rapidly. More than 16,000 professionals …
