Cybersecurity, privacy and technologies still top challenges for IT audit teams and leaders

Cybersecurity, privacy and technologies—from mission-critical to digitally transformative—top the list of challenges IT audit teams and leaders grapple with every day, according to a study conducted by ISACA and Protiviti. An executive summary of the s… Continue reading Cybersecurity, privacy and technologies still top challenges for IT audit teams and leaders

Current phishing defense strategies and execution are not hitting the mark

Few professionals are completely confident in their ability to assess the effectiveness of their phishing awareness efforts. In a new paper, Phishing Defense and Governance, released in partnership with Terranova Security, ISACA outlines key takeaways … Continue reading Current phishing defense strategies and execution are not hitting the mark

Traditional cybersecurity staff retention tactics becoming less effective

The recipe for improving your organization’s ability to hire and retain cybersecurity professionals is relatively straightforward (if not easy): offer an attractive pay, career growth opportunities, and provide a healthy work culture and environm… Continue reading Traditional cybersecurity staff retention tactics becoming less effective

Small manufacturers play important role in supply chain security

Though the manufacturing sector does not attract the sheer volume of total cyberattacks as other areas of the economy, research has shown that coordinated cyber espionage targets manufacturing more than any other sector. ISACA and the Digital Manufactu… Continue reading Small manufacturers play important role in supply chain security

ISACA refreshes COBIT framework to address latest business technology trends and standards

ISACA released its first update to the COBIT framework in nearly seven years. The new version, COBIT 2019, provides guidance to help enterprises better govern and manage their information and technology. The COBIT framework is used by enterprises in al… Continue reading ISACA refreshes COBIT framework to address latest business technology trends and standards

ISACA partners with national threatcasting initiative and releases its threatcasting labs

It’s impossible to predict the future with absolute certainty. However, ISACA, along with Arizona State University and the Army Cyber Institute, is aiming to get as close as possible to doing just that by using threatcasting to envision future risks—as… Continue reading ISACA partners with national threatcasting initiative and releases its threatcasting labs