Volume 5, 2019 | ISACA Journal

Featured Articles

Enhancing the Board’s Readiness for Digital Transformation Governance

Shortcomings in IT governance and in the skills and competencies of boards to provide the requisite direction for digital transformation (DX) mean that boards in general are ill-equipped for DX oversight and for the nature of the decisions required to effectively achieve it.

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Value Creation Through Effective Data Strategy

Author: Rajul Kambli

It is often said that data are the new oil. This adage signifies not only how vital and valuable data are.

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Information Security Matters: Why Do We Need Data Privacy Laws?

Author: Steven J. Ross

There has been no shortage of data privacy laws enacted in the past few years. The one that has received the most attention is the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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The Need for a Digital Security Architecture

Author: Jimmy Heschl

IT and security professionals tend to have a high degree of focus on tools and technology. While some place additional focus on processes.

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Digital Transformation of Taxation

Author: Helena Strauss

The advancement of technology from analog electronics and mechanical devices to the digital technology available today emerged in the 1980s, when the Third Industrial Revolution was born.

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Sustainable Development for Digital Transformation, Part 1

Author: Joe Raschke

Digital business models expand the numbers of an organization’s identities. Using new technologies to increase revenue and streamline business operations creates interconnected digital ecosystem.

Columns

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IS Audit Basics: Providing Audit Committee Guidance

Author: Ian Cooke

The Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) has been transposed into law in many European countries.

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The Network: Adam Kohnke

Author: Adam Kohnke

What is the biggest security challenge that will be faced in 2020?

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The Practical Aspect: Today’s Interdisciplinary Auditors

Author: Vasant Raval

The job of auditors has always been interdisciplinary. At the core of the auditor’s professional development is a multitude of disciplines—including accounting.

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HelpSource Q&A

Author: Sunil Bakshi

A speaker at a conference I recently attended stated that “Organizations must adopt digital transformation to stay ahead in business.”

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HelpSource Q&A

Author: Sunil Bakshi

Does the IT risk management process differ from organization to organization?

Online Exclusives

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Accountability for Information Security Roles and Responsibilities, Part 1

Authors: Tiago Catarino and André Vasconcelos

In recent years, information security has evolved from its traditional orientation, focused mainly on technology, to become part of the organization’s strategic alignment, enhancing the need for an aligned business/information security policy.

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Call for Supply Chain Security

Author: Tom Bray

Awareness of the risk to enterprise information assets through the supply chain surged after the 2013 Target Corp. data breach.

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Ensuring Vendor Compliance and Third-Party Risk Mitigation

Author: Jan Anisimowicz

Implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a significant challenge for most enterprises because it requires many to completely change their perception of personal data security.

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Factors Influencing the Adoption of Cybersecurity Situational Awareness Programs

Author: David V. Hart

The rapid and sustainable advancement of the IT environment has improved domestic and industrial operations and connectivity.

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Fighting Fraud

Authors: Chris Errington, Kevin M. Alvero, and Wade Cassels

Occupational fraud, e.g., internal theft, employee fraud and asset misappropriation, plagues enterprises of all sizes.

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Making AI GDPR Compliant

Author: Andrea Tang

As one of the strictest regulations related to data protection and privacy, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has attracted attention from countries all over the world.

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Sustainable Development for Digital Transformation, Part 2

Authors: Joe Raschke and Karen Walsh

Increasingly, organizations connect their on-premises infrastructures to cloud-based technologies, both from a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and an overarching infrastructure perspective.

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The Human Factor in Information Security

Author: Jeimy J. Cano M.

Humans represent a mystery to be deciphered by security/cybersecurity experts because their behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, rituals and decisions (the general characteristics that define a culture) constitute a little-understood universe for executives and their heads of security.