ISACA launches cybersecurity skills and certification program
One in five IT security professionals say their enterprises have been the target of an advanced persistent threat (APT) yet 62 percent of organizations have not increased …
Security awareness training: Why it matters
Dr. Peter Lokhorst is Managing Director of InfoSecure BV, which is currently in seven countries and provides awareness training programs to international clients including …
Exploring the complexity of modern cyber attacks
James Holley is an Executive Director at Ernst & Young LLP. In this interview he discusses the complexity of modern cyber attacks, the challenges involved in maintaining …
Most users don’t trust app developers with their data
Research by ISACA shows that, of 1,000 employed consumers surveyed in the UK, only 4% named the makers of their mobile phone apps as the entity they most trust with their …
Australian organizations are not effectively managing IT risks
The Australian chapters of ISACA highlighted the potential for security breaches and major technology disasters at leading Australian organizations, with 60% of IT …
ISACA updates IS Audit and Assurance Standards
ISACA has issued revised Information Systems (IS) Audit and Assurance Standards. The standards have an effective date of 1 November 2013. Introduced in 1988, the IS Audit and …
ISACA releases guide for performing business-relevant assessments
Establishing confidence in IT processes and controls is important, but audit and assurance processes often represent a pain point for business partners. Their perception is …
The top three threats facing enterprises
Globalization and mobility are fueling opportunities for enterprises today, but they have a nemesis: amplification. As physical perimeters become flexible and the tools and …
Governance and assurance guidance for big data
Big data can save big money. A recent McKinsey report found that value gained from data in the US health care sector alone could be more than US $300 billion every year. But …
Do APTs present a credible threat to national security?
A global cybersecurity survey of more than 1,500 security professionals found that more than one in five respondents said their enterprise has experienced an advanced …
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 …