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cyber threat

By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 5 Minutes Read September 5, 2018

Is there an ROI for investing in cyber or information security?

IS ROI on cyber really as high as it may seem at first glance? At some point, it may be better to consider cyber risk as a “cost of doing business”. If you can’t actually reduce the likelihood of a breach, can you at least increase the likelihood of prompt detection and response?

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / cyber attack, cyber breach, cyber incident response plans, cyber risk assessment, cyber threat, cybersecurity, information security

By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 4 Minutes Read June 6, 2018

My cyber confession

Should we give up auditing information security and the management of cyber risk? Not at all. But we should do so with eyes wide open. We should recognize the limitations of our knowledge, tools and techniques and the likelihood that hackers have new techniques that are unknown both to auditors and management.

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / Breaches due to malware or spyware, cyber, cyber attack, cyber risk assessment, cyber security, cyber threat, cybersecurity risks, IT Audit, IT auditing, IT risk assessment, malware

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read July 18, 2017

Cybersecurity in a post-Ashley Madison world

In a recent key finding, PIPEDA Report of Findings #2016-005 - Joint investigation of Ashley Madison, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada provided crucial guidance to organizations in relation to information protection and cybersecurity.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Privacy / Ashley Madison, cyber threat, cybersecurity, IT, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy protection, risk, risk management, security

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