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ISO 22301 to Replace BS 25999-2

By on March 2, 2011 in Certification, Editorial

According to various sources, the leading business continuity standard BS 25999-2 will be replaced by an international standard ISO 22301 by the end of 2011. This kind of transition is normal – the same thing happens with most management standards, for instance with ISO 27001 when in 2005 it succeeded BS 7799-2. So what are [...]

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Justifying IT Security: Managing Risk & Keeping Your Network Secure

By on March 15, 2010 in White Papers

The goal of a security program is to choose and implement cost effective countermeasures that mitigate the vulnerabilities that will most likely lead to loss. This paper discusses the management of Risk and how Vulnerability Management is one of the few counter-measures easily justified by its ability to optimize risk. Download Whitepaper

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Overcomplicating Information Security and Risk Management

By on September 22, 2009 in Community Manager, Featured stories, Guest Bloggers, Information Technology, IT Decision-making, Networking, Security

If I had to highlight a key problem area for organizations when it comes to how they approach Information Security and Risk Management overall, it would be the over-complication of their implementation(s), or lack thereof. (Sounds strange for the latter but it’s that “complication” that also results in the “lack thereof”). Technology has done little [...]

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