A Critical Perspective on Safeguard Selection Processes

Author: Stefan Beissel

Safeguards have become an essential part of every IT environment. As companies become more reliant on modern technology.

An Integrated Approach for Cyberthreat Monitoring Using Open-source Software

Author: Furkan Caliskan

As cyberthreats evolve each day, and detecting these threats is becoming more important. Recent studies show that the time between a breach occurring and being detected is.

Balancing the Cybersecurity Battlefield

Author: Daksha Bhasker

History shows that women bring a different value to the work environment and improve overall operational effectiveness and financial results. In key financial metrics, companies with women on their boards of directors (BoDs) outperform those without women.

Cyberinsurance: Value Generator or Cost Burden?

Author: Syed K. Ishaq

Data are now considered a wealth generator for the 21st century. Consequently, the financial costs of data loss through cyberevents can be staggering.

How to Audit the Human Element and Assess Your Organization’s Security Risk

Author: Tom Pendergast

The 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), and Verizon’s ninth annual report, revealed some grim news—the human threat vector is more dangerous than ever.

Planning for Information Security Testing—A Practical Approach

Authors: Karina Korpela and Paul Weatherhead

Planning for Information Security Testing—A Practical Approach. Before an audit, it's important to know the types of information security testing.

Information Ethics: The Challenge of Being “Good”

Author: Vasant Raval

Moral behavior is, perhaps, and easy to talk about, but difficult to put in practice. The answer to the question Did I do the right thing? may not be unequivocal.

Information Security Matters: Unsung Security Heroes

Author: Steven J. Ross

Long ago and far away, I was the president of the EDP Auditors Association, which, some years later, changed its name to ISACA. So here we are, 35 years after my term in office, and I marvel at what ISACA has become: 140,000 constituents in more than 200 chapters in 180 countries.

IS Audit Basics: The Soft Skills Challenge, Part 4: Mind Mapping

Authors: Ed Gelbstein and Stefano Baldi

Many years ago during a rainy November evening in London, England, I decided to browse a bookshop to keep dry and warm and also see what had been released recently.

The Network: Leonard Ong

Author: ISACA

What is the biggest security challenge that will be faced in 2017? How should it be addressed?