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Security’s important place in the broader digital trust ecosystem

Cybersecurity practitioners have a major part to play in this overarching priority of advancing digital trust at their organizations.

Pam Nigro

September 15, 2023

Security & cybersecurity practitioners have a major part to play in the overarching priority of advancing digital trust at their organizations.

Security leaders chime in on new SEC disclosure rules

Rachelle Blair-Frasier

August 10, 2023

Security leaders discuss the recent vote by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt final rules on cybersecurity disclosure.

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Building digital trust in an organization

Taelor Daugherty

August 10, 2023

The importance of digital trust.

More than one in three organizations say that they are experiencing more cyberattacks

July 27, 2021

Ransomware attacks have been increasingly in the headlines—and reaching historic levels of impact with the recent Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya attacks. Findings from the State of Cybersecurity 2021, Part 2 survey report from ISACA in partnership with HCL Technologies show that 35% of respondents report that their enterprises are experiencing more cyberattacks, three percentage points higher than last year.

Only 1 in 5 say critical infrastructure organizations should pay ransom if attacked

May 24, 2021

In the aftermath of the Colonial Pipeline attack, global IT association and learning community ISACA polled more than 1,200 members in the United States and found that 84% of respondents believe ransomware attacks will become more prevalent in the second half of 2021. The Colonial Pipeline attack caused massive disruptions to gasoline distribution in parts of the US this month, resurfacing preparedness for ransomware attacks as a front-burner topic for enterprises around the world. Colonial reportedly authorized a ransom payment of US $4.4 million. In the ISACA survey, four out of five survey respondents say they do not think their organization would pay the ransom if a ransomware attack hit their organization. Only 22% say a critical infrastructure organization should pay the ransom if attacked.

Cybersecurity workforce minimally impacted by pandemic, but still grappling with persistent hiring challenges

State of Cybersecurity 2021 report finds that 61% of cybersecurity teams are understaffed

May 4, 2021

The pandemic’s disruption has rippled across the globe, impacting workforces in nearly every sector. However, according to the findings from the State of Cybersecurity 2021 Part 1 survey report from ISACA in partnership with HCL Technologies, the cybersecurity workforce has largely been unscathed, though all-too familiar challenges in hiring and retention continue at levels similar to years past.

New COBIT resource from ISACA offers guidance for governance and management of information security

July 15, 2020

ISACA's new COBIT guidance builds upon best practices shared for the governance and management of information and technology aimed at the whole enterprise through the lens of information security, and details additional metrics and activities that should be considered when implementing or assessing COBIT in the context of information security.

ISACA Enhances CSX Cybersecurity Practitioner Certification to Test 20 Cybersecurity Skills

May 28, 2020

ISACA has updated its performance CSX Cybersecurity Practitioner (CSX-P) certification with expanded job tasks that span and test across five key security functions – Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.

ISACA Research Shows AI Will Shape Technology Landscape of 2020s

December 10, 2019

According to new ISACA research sizing up the tech landscape of the 2020s, the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, automation and humans is expected to create promising opportunities in the tech workforce while simultaneously presenting sobering concerns for the general public.

David Samuelson Named CEO of ISACA

April 1, 2019

David Samuelson has been named CEO of ISACA, a global association with members working in IT audit, governance, risk and security.

In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.

ON DEMAND: Apple Mac computer use is growing in the corporate space. Having the solutions and the knowledge base to respond to events that include Mac computers is just as important as their Windows counterparts.

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