Victorian Auditor General finds more than 100 security lapses during audit
Victorian Auditor-General John Doyle's audit of 11 Victorian government agencies has found more than 100 breaches and lapses in information security practices.
Victorian Auditor-General John Doyle's audit of 11 Victorian government agencies has found more than 100 breaches and lapses in information security practices.
A string of high-profile data breaches in 2012, from LinkedIn to Global Payments, have kept enterprise data security in the limelight. But most organizations still tend to be reactive and focus on firefighting when it comes to data security, rather than implementing a more effective long-term strategy. Let's examine the four most common pitfalls of this short-sighted approach.
For all the advances in enterprise networking over the years there's been one big step backward: security testing. Relatively few enterprises today conduct regular security tests in-house, relying instead on occasional tests by outside consultants or, more dangerously, just taking vendor claims at face value.
ISACA, a global association of 95,000 IT assurance, security and governance professionals, has launched a new customisable audit program to help enterprises address the complex and emerging area of social media governance.