Ron Woerner is a noted speaker and writer in the security industry and the Director of the M.S. Cybersecurity program at Bellevue University, an award-winning leader in educating adult learners online and in the classroom. He has 20 years of corporate experience in information technology and security, and he has worked for HDR, TD Ameritrade, ConAgra Foods, Mutual of Omaha, CSG Systems and the State of Nebraska. Ron earned his B.S. in computer science from Michigan State University and his M.S. in information resources management from Syracuse University. He is a Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

4 Challenges to Address in Corporate Cyber War

We are fighting a cyber war and need to take proactive steps to protect ourselves and our companies as the virtual bullets fly.

David Elfering Ron Woerner

September 1, 2014

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Establishing command and control gives the power to professionals so they can properly assess the risks and determine which threats pose the greatest danger and must be considered a high security priority. Authority also requires that they identify potential threats that may be considered “acceptable risks” to the organization – meaning they are worth keeping an eye on, but don’t warrant a significant security investment.

4 Ways to Improve IT Collaboration

Ron Woerner

March 1, 2013

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For a long time, security was its own entity in the IT infrastructure. Security and IT didn’t always see eye to eye, and there were often points of contention. Nowadays, as collaboration between the two has become more common, both IT and security are combining forces to better understand the risks and threats to the enterprise.

Educating Employees to Build Better Cyber Security

Ron Woerner

December 1, 2012

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To err is human, to prevent err is IT info-security’s job. Dealing with the weakest link in the IT security chain – people – has its challenges.

Hire a Hacker: A 2013 Security Imperative

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Ron Woerner

November 13, 2012

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The hat of a hacker comes in different shades (white, grey, black), but these hackers can seriously save your business from cyber destruction.

How to Benchmark your Growth in the Security Industry

In this webinar, we will outline the Security Growth Curve, which provides you with the context of the different levels of maturity to effectively assess where you are relative to the industry in terms of value and maturity. If you are trying to improve your financing with your current provider, looking to expand into new markets or new products, keep key employees, or looking to take some money off the table, you should invest 50 minutes of your valuable time.

A critical event is defined as an incident that disrupts normal operations, such as severe weather, crime, violence and critical equipment or technology failures. Business continuity and crisis response plans can only go so far if there isn't buy-in across functions, with executive-level support.

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