March 28, 2013 9:41 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security,
Information Security Governance,
Information Security Management,
IT Controls,
Security FrameworksConsidering fiduciary tenets and accepting ISG utilizes a top-down approach for legal requirements compliance, if the entity’s executive management has an established or enforceable fiduciary duty then organizational personnel are expected to adhere to and sustain the defined obligation....
March 23, 2013 5:34 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security,
Information Security Governance,
Information Security Management,
IT Controls,
Security FrameworksInformation Security Governance (ISG) normally addresses creating and implementing a ‘system of security controls’ that enable ethical and/or legal managerial responsibilities fulfillment for information assets protection (IAP). Ethically, management must protect an entity’s information...
March 21, 2013 1:02 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Asset Management,
Business Continuity,
Continuity Management,
Crisis Management,
Decision Making,
Due Care,
Due Diligence,
Enterprise Governance,
Event Management,
Incident Management,
Information Technology,
IT,
IT Management,
Management Information System,
Operating Style,
Risk Management,
Threat ManagementIT policies, directives, standards, procedures, and rules should be deployed based on assessed effectiveness and efficiency in addressing managements risk appetite. Deployed controlling and monitoring activities should reflect management’s strategy for ensuring an adequate IT control system. IT...
March 16, 2013 3:40 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Asset Management,
Business Continuity,
Continuity Management,
Crisis Management,
Decision Making,
Due Care,
Due Diligence,
Enterprise Governance,
Event Management,
Incident Management,
Information Technology,
IT,
IT Management,
Management Information System,
Operating Style,
Risk Management,
Threat ManagementManagement should establish standards as baselines for measuring quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality. Standards can be considered specific goals or objectives against which performance is compared. Selection of points where performance will be measured is critical to...
March 14, 2013 1:10 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Asset Management,
Business Continuity,
Continuity Management,
Crisis Management,
Decision Making,
Due Care,
Due Diligence,
Enterprise Governance,
Event Management,
Incident Management,
Information Technology,
IT,
IT Management,
Management Information System,
Operating Style,
Risk Management,
Threat ManagementControlling and monitoring activities attempting to ensure acceptable risk responses include:
- Policies
- Directives
- Standards
- Procedures
- Rules
Strategically;
policies are definite courses or methods of action...
March 8, 2013 10:41 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Asset Management,
Business Continuity,
Continuity Management,
Crisis Management,
Decision Making,
Due Care,
Due Diligence,
Enterprise Governance,
Event Management,
Incident Management,
Information Technology,
IT,
IT Management,
Management Information System,
Operating Style,
Risk Management,
Threat ManagementUsually, IT risk analysis has four primary goals:
- Identifying assets and their associated values
- Identifying vulnerabilities and threats
- Quantifying the probability and business impact of potential threats
- Providing an economic balance between threat...
March 7, 2013 1:54 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Asset Management,
Business Continuity,
Continuity Management,
Crisis Management,
Decision Making,
Due Care,
Due Diligence,
Enterprise Governance,
Event Management,
Incident Management,
Information Technology,
IT,
IT Management,
Management Information System,
Operating Style,
Risk Management,
Threat ManagementThe risk management process introduces a systematic approach for identifying, assessing, and reducing risks as well as maintaining defined acceptable risk levels. An IT risk assessment should be considered a key risk management practice area. When management institutionalizes an IT governance...
March 2, 2013 4:38 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Asset Management,
Business Continuity,
Continuity Management,
Crisis Management,
Decision Making,
Due Care,
Due Diligence,
Enterprise Governance,
Event Management,
Incident Management,
Information Technology,
IT,
IT Management,
Management Information System,
Operating Style,
Risk Management,
Threat ManagementSimilar to business risk management, IT risk management is a continuous process that should be interlaced into the fabric of an entity. IT risks directly impact an entity’s ability to provide goods and/or services at an acceptable price. Inherently, computer hardware and software as well as...
