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10 essential books for IT Professionals

DISC — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:50 PDT

All books are available in softcover, eBook and Kindle-compatible formats at a better price than Amazon! * Below are 10 latest publications from IT Governance: 1) 30 Key Questions that...

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Organisations can achieve ISO9001 QMS certification quicker with a bespoke toolkit

DISC — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:40:56 PDT

Ely, England, 21 May 2011 – IT Governance Ltd, the global leader in management system standards, information, books and tools, is advising organisations that the quicker they implement the...

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The Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Tool

DISC — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:24:30 PDT

With over 10 years in the market and 2,500 global downloads, vsRiskTM has been helping organizations all over the world carry out successful risk assessments. Risks assessment is the core competence...

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Is ISO 27001 Worthwhile for Your Business?

DISC — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:31:49 PDT

ISO 27001 As A Business Tool More than ever, information security is a key part of a business’ overall plan and objective set. ISO 27001 can help businesses bring their information security practices...

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Risk Assessment control selection and cost savings

DISC — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:13:39 PDT

In risk management, risk treatment process begins after completion of a comprehensive risk assessment. Once risks have been assessed, risk manager utilize the following techniques to manage the...

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The world’s only cyber security standard

DISC — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:03:09 PDT

Boardrooms are finally waking up to the importance of cyber security. In the digital age, winning new business, protecting your own assets and ensuring customer confidence are all dependent upon...

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IT Governance helps SMEs protect themselves from cybercrime

DISC — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:45:29 PDT

IT Governance Ltd, the global provider of cyber security management solutions, has announced a value-add offer in March. Organisations that buy the No3 ISO27001 Comprehensive Toolkit before the end...

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Risk Management and Business Life Cycle

DISC — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:29:21 PDT

Risk management is a business process and all the business decisions should have a business development life cycle Risk management is a management responsibility, must be supported by senior...

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Security Controls and Principles

DISC — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:01:42 PST

For security controls to be effective, apply the pillars of information security – Principle of least privilege – Separation of duties – Economy of mechanisim – Complete...

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What makes a good Information Security Policy?

DISC — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:50:17 PST

Good policies should have five distinct attributes to become a successful and reasonably accepatable organization wide. Specific: A policy must address a specific issue or objective clearly and...

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21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare

DISC — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:21:35 PST

The UK’s 2010 National Security Strategy identified cyberattacks as one of the four highest-priority risks faced by the UK. President Obama has declared cybersecurity as one of the most serious...

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50 Top IT Project Management Challenges

DISC — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:58:56 PST

A summary of the challenges facing today’s IT project manager Discussions on project management forums highlight many of the challenges facing a project manager during the course of a project....

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