Tuesday, September 8, 2009

World War 3.0: 10 Critical Trends for Cybersecurity

The Internet, private networks, VPNs, and a host of other technologies are quickly weaving the planet into a single, massively complex "infosphere." These connections cannot be severed without overwhelming damage to companies and even economies. Yet, they represent unprecedented vulnerabilities to espionage and covert attack.

These are the 10 Critical Trends for Cyberwar published on Enterprise security today website.

  • Technology Increasingly Dominates Both the Economy and Societ
  • Advanced Communications Technologies Are Changing the Way We Work and Live
  • The Global Economy Is Growing More Integrated
  • Research and Development Play a Growing Role in the World Economy
  • The Pace of Technological Change Accelerates with Each New Generation of Discoveries and Applications
  •  The United States Is Ceding Its Scientific and Technical Leadership to Other Countries
  • Technology Is Creating a Knowledge-Dependent Global Society
  • Militant Islam Continues to Spread and Gain Power
  •  International Exposure Includes A Growing Risk of Terrorist Attack
  • The World's Population Will Grow To 9.2 Billion by 2050

To Read more about this in detail click on the below link:-

http://www.enterprise-security-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=013000G50S4W&page=2

The Standard of Good Practise.

The Standard of Good Practice for Information Security (the Standard) is the foremost authority on information security. It addresses information security from a business perspective, providing a practical basis for assessing an organisation’s information security arrangements.
   
The Standard represents part of the ISF's information risk management suite of products and is based on a wealth of material, in-depth research, and the extensive knowledge and practical experience of ISF Members worldwide.
   
The Standard is updated at least every two years in order to:
   
• respond to the needs of leading international organisations
• refine areas of best practice for information security
• reflect the most up-to-date thinking in information security
• remain aligned with other information security-related standards, such as ISO 27002 (17799), COBIT v4.1 and PCI/DSS
• include information on the latest ‘hot topics’.
 The Standard is aimed at major national and international organisations that recognise information security as a key business issue. However, the Standard will also be of real, practical use to any type of organisation, such as a small- to medium-sized enterprise.
Before downloading the standard I request you to go through the ISFsecuitystandard website to get the Practical suggestions for using the Standard.
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