While the Security 500 may have CSOs, CISOs and CIOs leveraging state-of-the art-technology to prevent cybercrime, the real arms race is upon the Security 50,000 (small and medium business or SMBs). And while the large organizations, if impacted, will have sway with their banks and made whole, the SMBs are more likely to end up the victim of crime, often without recourse.
This month, Eduard Emde, CPP takes the reins as president of ASIS International President. He’s the first non-U.S. president of the organization and a consultant for BMKISS Europe, in Wassenaar, The Netherlands. “I am convinced that 2012 will continue to be dominated by all facets of cyber-related security risks,” Emde tells Security magazine.
The 2011 Security 500 survey conducted last spring identified that only 19 percent of Security 500 CSOs manage cyber security at their organizations. By the November 2011 Security 500 conference, we had an overwhelming request among attendees for cyber security sessions.
Security leadership and value is being tied directly to business unit and organizational goals as the best measure of its contribution. So directly tied, that business unit leaders are paying for risk management and security as a direct service versus an allocation. Further, these internal customers view security as a consultancy, and they are routinely seeking their advice to understand and manage risks enabling them to reach their objectives. The transparency of this relationship allows the business unit to identify security’s value to achieving their goals, resulting in increased reliance, use and spending with security.
Events Aimed at Business, Security Executives and the Public
October 18, 2011
Working more closely together, cybersecurity partners from law enforcement and the private sector are increasing their efforts to combat cyber crime, as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
The attack effectively froze the operations for a number of days, leaving company employees unable to ship product, to cut checks, or even to communicate via email, the U.S. Department of Justice said in court filings. Total cost: $800,000.
There is no shortage of news stories dealing with cybercrime and data breaches. From Citigroup admitting that computer hackers breached the bank’s network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America, to the huge data breach at Sony and its Playstation Network, it’s all over the news.
At the ISC West conference in 2009, I saw a great keynote speech delivered by Lt. General Kenneth Minihan, former Director of both the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA).