Towards the end of January 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its memorandum on moving government agencies to a zero-trust model. Enterprises that align themselves to industries regulated by the federal agencies can take a cue from it to improve their security posture. The memo considers the recent ransomware attacks on various… Continue reading Cues from OMB Zero Trust Architecture memo
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Facilitated Risk Analysis and Assessment Process (FRAAP)
FRAAP is a structured approach to an accelerated assessment of each component of a system within a short timeframe. It is consistent with the National Institute of Standards and Technology October 2001 Special Publication “Risk Management Guide of Information Technology Systems” and the FFIEC December 2002 “Information Security Risk Assessment.” The approach allows us to… Continue reading Facilitated Risk Analysis and Assessment Process (FRAAP)
Cloud Computing and Data Security
We cannot attribute the beginning of cloud computing to a particular person or time. It evolved with the evolution of Internet and enterprise computing. We may be able to trace its roots all the way back when Dr. Larry Roberts developed the ARPANET in 1969. (Whitman & Mattord, 2016) While the evolution of ARPANET, to Ethernet… Continue reading Cloud Computing and Data Security
Reporting Illegal or Unethical Behavior
What should employees do if they discover unethical or illegal behavior? Should they raise concerns without fears of retaliation? Employees are doing a favor for the company and its stakeholder by raising concerns about unethical or illegal behaviors. One day or the other, the act will come to light, and it will cost the company… Continue reading Reporting Illegal or Unethical Behavior
Roles of Management and Technology in InfoSec
Information security is both a management issue and a technology issue. The management of an institution could be the owner or custodian of the data that their information security program is trying to protect. They need to ensure that the systems they employ execute all the functions on the data as they are supposed to… Continue reading Roles of Management and Technology in InfoSec