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Your Next Move: Chief Information Security Officer

Association of Information Technology Professional

This article details the necessary experience and education needed for a career as a chief information security officer.

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4 information security threats that will dominate 2017

Network World

Looking ahead to 2017, the Information Security Forum (ISF) , a global, independent information security body that focuses on cyber security and information risk management, forecasts businesses will face four key global security threats in 2017.

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IDG Contributor Network: Cyber crime as a service forces changes in information security

Network World

But for organizations still maturing their defensive measures, here’s what the transformation of cyber crime into an industry means for how you approach information security. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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IDG Contributor Network: 3 new information security jobs for the digital enterprise

Network World

The responsibilities of information security are rapidly changing as enterprises digitize. Digitization has spurred three company-wide shifts, creating the need for three associated new information security roles. Information security increasingly plays a larger role in advising business partners on strategy.

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3 steps to improve collaboration between networking and security pros

Network World

(Enterprise Management Associates finds that enterprises are trying to improve collaboration between their network-infrastructure and operations teams and their information-security and cybersecurity teams. To read this article in full, please click here

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Ransomware: It’s coming for your backup servers

Network World

Hackers understand that backup servers are often under-protected and administered by junior personnel that are less well versed in information security. To read this article in full, please click here And it seems no one wants to do something about it lest they become the new backup expert responsible for the server.

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9 biggest information security threats through 2019

Network World

The information security threat landscape is constantly evolving. But that dependence makes them vulnerable to attacks on core internet infrastructure, devices used in daily business and key people with access to mission-critical information. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here