Posted on January 18, 2017 at 11:07 am
The number of people employed in the United States as information security analysts reached a record high in 2016, according to uncirculated employment data provided by the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Based on the same household survey used to determine the monthly unemployment rate, BLS reports that 89,000 individuals last year were […]
Posted on January 13, 2017 at 11:10 am
The updated “Cyber-Risk Oversight” handbook for corporate directors released Thursday examines new legal and regulatory requirements and challenges faced by business, as well as the evolving and growing threat of cyber attacks. “The legal and regulatory landscape with respect to cybersecurity, including required disclosures, privacy and data protection, information-sharing, infrastructure protection, and more, is complex […]
Posted on January 12, 2017 at 11:12 am
The server room might be an obvious choice for a starting point when it comes to protecting your company’s cyber networks, but the National Association of Corporate Directors says the best place to begin is in the board room. The newest edition of the NACD’s Cyber-Risk Oversight handbook, released Jan. 12, advises private sector managers […]
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If you’re a federal cyber official, the advice in a newly revised handbook on corporate cybersecurity might sound familiar. The new National Association of Corporate Directors’ cybersecurity handbook says cybersecurity is a risk management issue, not an IT matter. The language echoes what top federal agency IT managers and cybersecurity officials have been saying about […]
Posted on January 10, 2017 at 5:13 pm
Last week’s U.S. intelligence report tracing Russia’s cyber-meddling with the 2016 presidential election is a timely reminder of the cybersecurity risks that the government and private companies face, said Tom Ridge, the nation’s first secretary of Homeland Security. “President-elect Trump is entering into a world fraught with hazards as never before,” Ridge said in a […]
Posted on December 5, 2016 at 4:23 pm
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – “The reality is that in most companies they are more afraid of the cyber auditor than they are the cyber attacker,” said Internet Security Alliance (ISA) President, Larry Clinton. “That is why the efforts of the AICPA to make the cyber auditing system more effective and efficient are so important. ISA is […]
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The Internet Security Alliance congratulates the American Institute of CPAs’ for their effort to create a consistent assessment methodology for a company’s cybersecurity risk management processes. ISA represents some of the largest companies in the world. These companies are the intended buyers and audience for the AICPA’s proposed cybersecurity attestation engagement. Our members are invested […]
Posted on December 2, 2016 at 4:27 pm
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) welcomes the report of President Obama’s Cyber Commission by noting that virtually every element of the 12-step program ISA outlines in its recently published book, “The Cybersecurity Social Contract”, was embraced within the Commission’s report. ISA made a presentation to the Commission at its open meeting on […]
Posted on November 30, 2016 at 11:54 am
Those recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors in its annual compilation of 100 most influential individuals and organizations have achievements in fields such as governance, transformation or oversight. Cybersecurity hasn’t typically figured among them – until recently. NACD is recognizing Internet Security Alliance CEO Larry Clinton for the second consecutive year in its […]
Posted on November 28, 2016 at 4:32 pm
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) has selected the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), and its president Larry Clinton, for inclusion in its list of the most influential individuals and organizations in the field of corporate governance. The award will be made at NACD’s annual Gala at Gotham Hall in New York […]