Torsten George

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions are intended to help organizations reduce the complexities associated with information management, process execution, and stakeholder coordination in...

While politicians and security experts are constantly warning about the risk of cyber-attacks, they rarely, if ever, mention the risks associated with the Internet...

Over the past two years, risk management has gained a lot of attention in the media and among practitioners. Even though it has been...

Data breaches have become a daily occurrence. However, their cost to organizations goes far beyond reputational damage in the media. Boards and businesses are...

Targeted and highly sophisticated cyber-attacks are compelling security practitioners to change the way they deal with evolving threats. The damages associated with breaches are...

More and more industry standards and regulations promote or even mandate that organizations apply the concept of “continuous compliance”. Continuous compliance includes the reconciliation...

As news of more data breaches and third-party originated cyber-attacks continue to make the news, businesses and regulators alike are sharpening their focus on...

Managing IT risk is an essential component of the business risk management process, which has achieved broader adoption in recent years. However, with the...

Despite increased investments in preventive security measures, many organizations are losing the war against cyber criminals.The data breaches at Target, Home Depot, Staples, Michaels,...

In February 2014 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a new set of cyber security guidelines designed to help critical infrastructure...

The increasing severity and volume of cyber-attacks has motivated many organizations to improve and pay particular attention to security risk management.

Data breaches at companies such as Target, Home Depot, Staples, Michaels, eBay, and Sony Pictures Entertainment are raising doubts about whether organizations are investing...

With cyber criminals increasingly targeting third-party vendors to gain backdoor access to data at large, well-protected global organizations, security professionals need to rethink their...

According to Gartner, worldwide spending on information security was expected to reach $71.1 billion in 2014, an increase of 7.9 percent over 2013. Total...

Remember the days when security awareness programs only had to warn employees about website spoofing? Unfortunately, cyber-attack methods have advanced to the point where...

Whether you’re a brick and mortar retailer like Target, an e-commerce business like eBay, or independent software vendor like Adobe, nothing can damage a...

Risk management is a hot topic these days. Many industry publications have shifted their focus away from compliance or security to risk management practices....

Evaluating Security Tools - A Proof of Concept Can be Costly, But in the Long-term Could Save You Money and Your Job...