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The Promise and Peril of the AI Revolution: Managing Risk

This paper provides an overview of the major AI risk developments, governance expectations, and security realities that have emerged in recent years.

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The Promise and Peril of the AI Revolution: Managing Risk

This paper provides an overview of the major AI risk developments, governance expectations, and security realities that have emerged in recent years.

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Security Debt: The Unseen Risk Undermining Cyber Resilience

This paper explores where security debt comes from, how it grows, and its consequences when left unmanaged, and shows how visibility, accountability, and shared ownership can turn debt from a liability into a tool for building trust, agility, and long-term resilience.

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Building a Threat-Led Cybersecurity Program with Cyberthreat Intelligence

Build a modern, intelligence-driven threat program that strengthens security.

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Threat Modeling Revisited

Discover how threat modeling helps businesses proactively reduce cyberrisk.

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Resilience and Security in Critical Sectors: Navigating NIS2 and DORA Requirements

Explore key differences between DORA and NIS2 in this EU cyber law guide.

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Leveraging COBIT for Effective AI System Governance

Govern AI systems more effectively with help from the COBIT framework. Learn how COBIT supports responsible oversight as AI grows in power and complexity.

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Understanding the EU AI Act: Requirements and Next Steps

The rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, especially generative AI (genAI), is driven by the myriad benefits these technologies are purported to provide.

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Examining Authentication in the Deepfake Era

This white paper explores the evolution, current state, and future trajectory of authentication technologies.

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Exploring Practical Considerations and Applications for Privacy Enhancing Technologies

While privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) are not new, the recent proliferation of machine learning systems, the rise of the data economy, support from policymakers, and increased privacy awareness among consumers have increased their popularity.

Using the Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework to Achieve Trustworthy AI

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Using DTEF to Achieve Trustworthy AI

This white paper explores the benefits of using ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework (DTEF) for enterprises adopting artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies and services.

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Physical Penetration Testing

This white paper provides an overview of physical penetration testing and addresses the challenges associated with its implementation.

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Eliminating Deceptive Privacy Practices: Building Trust by Addressing Privacy Dark Patterns

This white paper explores some common privacy dark patterns, strategies to address them and examines why dark patterns are so pervasive.

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Blueprint for Ransomware Defense

The frequency, complexity, and effects of ransomware attacks continue to increase significantly worldwide. Cybercriminals have operationalized ransomware into a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise, with the capability to exploit and disrupt even the largest and most sophisticated companies.

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Incorporating Risk Management into Agile Projects

As enterprises transition to Agile delivery, they will need to rethink their control functions, including risk management, to keep pace with frequent release cycles.

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Demystifying Linux

This paper explores what Linux is, how it works, and how practitioners can use it to their advantage. For those who are new to Linux, this paper’s intent is to provide a very basic overview of what Linux is, how it came to be, and how it can be used in your day-to-day activities.