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Romanticizing Fraud: How to Keep Yourself Safe From Hackers By Bruce R. Wilkins, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT, CISSP Concepts and terminology differ between the physical and cyberworld. In an attempt to define new terms, IT professionals often come up with terms that confuse and romanticize instead of inform. For instance, a scam artist in the physical world approaches you to perpetuate fraud against you and others. Read More >>

Address the Challenges of SD-WAN ISACA News Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) is a useful tool to view an organization’s network architecture. But while it can be useful, its lack of security, unreliable performance and complexity can prove challenging for organizations. To help address these challenges, ISACA and Palo Alto Networks will present the “Best Practices for Secure Branch Connectivity With SD-WAN” webinar. Read More >>

Organizations must conduct regular risk assessments not only to ensure business continuity, but also to verify that their expenditures are providing a high return on investment. Risk assessments are becoming more and more complex, as the risk environment is rapidly evolving. Because of new risk factors that appear regularly, IT security professionals must constantly identify and address any new vulnerabilities. Read More >>
 

Emerging technologies such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) have tremendous potential and pose significant risk. Organizations that want a competitive edge cannot shy away from these technologies; they must embrace them while addressing the security risk they pose. Read More >>
 

Share Your Cybersecurity Knowledge and Experience in The Nexus ISACA News One of the best ways to advance the cybersecurity field is to share your expertise and knowledge with other professionals in the industry worldwide. Consider sharing your knowledge by contributing an original article to The Nexus. Read More >>