Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Tony Spinelli: Prioritize Information Security over Compliance"
This article is part of the October 2009 issue of Winners of Information Security magazine's Security 7 Award
Business leaders and chief security officers take note: when it comes to risk mitigation, compliance alone is not enough to protect your enterprise. It takes a broader security strategy--of which compliance is a part of the whole--to hit the high-water mark. In fact, those organizations that focus on security first to become compliant are seeing greater business impact. Instead of focusing solely on meeting compliance benchmarks, these companies are changing the way they achieve a high-water mark for security performance. Let's face it, we are entering an era of tighter statutory requirements and rapidly changing regulations. But focusing solely on statute requirements can lead to a disjointed strategy that is neither comprehensive nor aligned with business goals. While compliance mandates are often used to drive security investments, compliance by itself does not ensure a company's security posture. And while compliance cannot be the sole focus of a security strategy, technology by itself cannot safeguard an enterprise. Increasingly sophisticated threats ... Access >>>
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Melissa Hathaway: Government Must Keep Pace with Cybersecurity Threats
by Melissa Hathaway, Contributor
Securing the Internet means to much to the future of the U.S. economy and national security.
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Bernie Rominski: Communicate Effectively with Management about Risk
by Bernie Rominski
Learn how to communicate with senior management about risk; it's your job.
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Information Security magazine Security 7 Award winners
Information Security magazine annouces the winners of its fifth annual Security 7 Awards.
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Jerry Freese: Make Critical Infrastructure Protection a Priority
by Jerry Freese
Critical infrastructure protection must be addressed today to protect our country tomorrow.
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Adrian Perrig: Improve SSL/TLS Security Through Education and Technology
by Adrian Perrig
Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab designs security to improve all aspects of society.
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Melissa Hathaway: Government Must Keep Pace with Cybersecurity Threats
by Melissa Hathaway, Contributor
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Bruce Jones: Report Security and Risk Metrics in a Business-Friendly Way
by Bruce Jones
Security metrics must, not only provide a view of security posture, but must support security budgeting and investment processes.
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Tony Spinelli: Prioritize Information Security over Compliance
by Tony Spinelli
Organizations need to prioritize security over compliance to ensure comprehensive risk mitigation.
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SOX compliance burdens midmarket security teams
Smaller public companies bear significantly higher pain in terms of revenue and costs per employee complying with Sarbanes-Oxley.
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Developers Need Help with Security Errors
SQL injection attacks continue to plague Web applications. Companies need to invest in technology and education to hold off hackers.
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Jon Moore: Build a Security Control Framework for Predictable Compliance
by Jon Moore
Health care provider Humana Inc., has developed a security controls framework that addresses all of the industry and federal regulations it must comply with.
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Bruce Jones: Report Security and Risk Metrics in a Business-Friendly Way
by Bruce Jones
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Editor's Desk: Security 7 Winners Chronicle Trends That Shape The Industry
Looking back at five years of award winners provides a timeline of security trends that you need to absorb.
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How to avoid Internet liability lawsuits
by Jeanne Debus
Enterprises face numerous potential liabilities online. Avoiding lawsuits requires a sound cyber risk management plan.
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Editor's Desk: Security 7 Winners Chronicle Trends That Shape The Industry
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