When I was asked to contribute to the Success Story portion in this edition of PECB’s Insights Magazine, I wondered what I would be talking about. First of all, what is success and have we really experienced a success story? This gave me an opportunity to meet with the Abilene…
It’s three-quarters of a century since ISO brought the world’s standards bodies together to commence its operations. When ISO held its first meeting in 1947, countries around the world were rebuilding and people were looking for ways to turn a dire situation into something more positive. They set out with…
As a veteran security practitioner, I can attest that the cybersecurity and information security landscape has evolved dramatically in the last 30+ years. At the beginning of my career in IT, the ability to recover data from a hard disk drive was just starting to become possible, and the first…
In order to be able to discuss the similarities and differences between the three frameworks, we need to understand the background of each one. There certainly are some similarities between all three but also wide areas of vast differences. Firstly, we need to understand that ISO/IEC 27032 is really about…
Why education is our best weapon against cybercrime. The Internet has been one of the biggest winners in the past year’s pandemic, with traffic and transactions reaching unprecedented levels in 2020. Unsurprisingly, the number of malicious attacks and activity has risen with it. According to INTERPOL Secretary- General Jürgen Stock,…
As cybersecurity threats and attacks increase by leaps and bounds, the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) has developed and periodically updates information security frameworks to provide guidance on the implementation of controls to protect information assets. ISO/IEC 27002:2013 Information technology — Security techniques — Code of practice for information security…
Data is an essential component of the daily operations of businesses. This includes data on customers’ needs, which is usually collected to improve processes, products, or services. Big data comes in large volumes, from different sources, with different structures and types, and at high speeds. It is too large to…
A new ISO standard gives guidance on the right way to keep people informed in a crisis. For many organizations and businesses, social media is a valuable opportunity to reach out to the people that matter to them. The speed with which information can be made available also means that…
One of New York City’s well-known nicknames is The City That Never Sleeps. However, now it is the digital world that has connected an entire globe, not just a city that never sleeps. The digital world keeps us connected 24/7/365 in our lives. Every second, every person across all parts…
In today’s business world, the quality of service you provide to customers determines your success. A study shows more than 80% of businesses focus on customer service instead of product or service quality. Similarly, another study highlights that over 55% of marketing officers use AI writing assistants when personalizing content…
