Do Algorithms Make The World Go Round?

Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly critical role in the digital world. But how do algorithms affect its governance?

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Algorithms and the Enterprise Governance of AI

Author: Guy Pearce and Maureen Kotopski

Alan Turing (1912-1954), a founding father of artificial intelligence (AI) and the inventor of the Turing Test that determines whether a computer can think, defined algorithms as sets of precise instructions for solving problems.

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To Bot or Not to Bot? That Is the Question for Digital Banking

Author: Luis Emilio Alvarez-Dionisi

There is a legendary proverb that emphasizes that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In this case, the first step is highlighting the concept of digital banking by introducing the idea of chatbots or bots.

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How Can AI Drive Audits?

Author: Shini Menon

Auditing is viewed as a manual, subject-matterdriven, tedious and sometimes highly subjective practice. With the digital disruption that surrounds IT professionals, it is time to explore how the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing...

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How Effective Is Blockchain in Cybersecurity?

Author: Neeraj Benjamin

Recently, blockchain technology has created a lot of hype as a panacea for all issues related to information security. Blockchain technology provides stronger transactional security than traditional, centralized computing services for secured networked transaction ledger.

ISACA Journal Article

Case Study: Retooling Carbon Accounting—Better Business, Healthier Planet

Author: Mick Brady

Salesforce, a San Francisco, California, USA-based enterprise with a global workforce exceeding 54,000, offers a broad range of cloud software and services, including customer relationship, customer service, marketing automation, analytics and application development.

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Modern IT Operations: Ninja, Samurai or Ronin?

Author: Abdelelah Alzaghloul

For decades, the IT discipline has suffered from a division between its two main entities: the development team and the operations team. This segregation of duties (SoD) has resulted in different mindsets, models and tools, and competing and conflicting objectives.

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How Do Organizations Control Their Use of Social Media? Part 1

Author: Robert Findlay

A few years back, there was an Irish enterprise that based its whole business model on its social media presence. This was a vital part of the enterprise’s business strategy, and it prided itself on its use of social media channels. So, it was no surprise when the chair...

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Information Security Matters: RBAC, BCM & SoD

Author: Steven J. Ross

What a perfect information technology headline! Three acronyms and not a single word. But they are three important concepts in information security, and I would like to take a few pages to explore their intersection.

ISACA Journal Article

The Network: Driving Digital Transformation

Author: Gregory Touhill

Information technology is changing the world. It is transforming how we interact, learn and communicate. Around the world, IT fuels national prosperity and security, and ISACA members are at the forefront of optimizing and securing the digital ecosystem.

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IT Audit in Practice: Algorithms and Audit Basics

Author: Cindy Baxter

I must admit, when I saw the theme of this volume of the ISACA Journal, algorithms, or as we call them at work “algos,” I thought, “There’s a topic I don’t understand.” Of course, that is not really the case because every industry I have worked in uses algorithms...

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The Bleeding Edge: The Student Becomes the Teacher

Author: Dustin Brewer

If you have been following this column, you have probably recognized some recurring themes, one of those themes being that for everyone, especially IT personnel, continuing education is never finished.

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HelpSource Q&A

Author: Sunil Bakshi

How much cybersecurity budget or investment does an organization need to effectively plan to reduce the number of security incidents and data breaches? How can security practitioners convince the board of directors (BoD) to approve this budget?

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How Do Organizations Control Their Use of Social Media? Part 2

Author: Robert Findlay

Imagine this scenario: A client asks an auditor to review their enterprise’s usage of social media, likely because their chief operating officer (COO) has asked them to do so.

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What Government Contractors Should Know About the US DoD’s CMMC Guidelines

Author: Johann Dettweiler

By now, defense contractors of all sizes and service types should know about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). If they do not, it is important to learn about it sooner rather than later: Their livelihoods will depend on it.

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Decoding the Secrets of Cyberinsurance Contracts

Author: Vimal Mani

Cyberattacks are emerging faster than ever in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As new dimensions are incorporated into these disruptive cyberattacks, enterprises around the world must be more vigilant about protecting their critical information assets.

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Direct From the Practitioner: Crowdsourcing for Cybersecurity Curriculum

Author: Brian K. Ngac

Cybersecurity threats and the technology to deal with them are constantly evolving. Because of this, both aspiring and current cybersecurity practitioners must be educated about relevant issues and should keep up to date on new developments so they can adapt and excel in defending their enterprises’ assets.

ISACA Journal Article

Partly Cloudy or Clear Skies Ahead?

Authors: Tim Anderson, Ted Barassi and Ted Barassi

In a recent survey of general counsel at large enterprises, titled The General Counsel Report 2021: Rising to Today’s Challenges and Building Resilience for the Future, the majority of respondents indicated that the risk they feel their organizations are most notably ill prepared to navigate is the impact of “emerging” data sources on ediscovery—the process of collecting, analyzing and reviewing electronic evidence—for legal matters, investigations and regulatory compliance.

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Prevention of Vulnerabilities in Software Development Using Design Thinking

Authors Thejasvi Nagaraju and Shubhamangala Aithal

In today’s software delivery, the Agile methodology is one of the most widely adopted approaches. Agile has several variants such as Scrum, XP, Kanban and Scrum Bann.

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The Changing Face of Education: Risk, Security and Process Around Distance Learning

Author: Glorin Sebastian

The digital revolution has changed many industries, including education. Although digitized learning platforms have made education and information more easily accessible, they have also brought on a rise in cybersecurity and other process risk that must be addressed.

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A Trusted Secure Ecosystem Begins With Self-Protection

Author: Thorsten Stremlau

As the connected digital ecosystem expands, cyberthreats and vulnerabilities are gaining momentum at an unprecedented scale. Creating a healthy immune system on every device is critical to build cyberresilience and protect organizations, end users and networks from malicious attacks.