Information Security Forum Announces Webinar on Implementation of Cyber Resilience Strategies

June 25, 2013 - PRLog -- According to the Information Security Forum (http://www.securityforum.org) (ISF), a global, independent information security body considered the world's leading authority on cyber security and information risk management, developing a cyber resilience strategy is the only way for organizations to survive today’s rapidly changing threat landscape. Business leaders recognize that cyberspace increases innovation, collaboration, productivity, competitiveness and engagement with customers. Unfortunately, they are having difficulty determining the risk versus reward aspects, the potential common root causes for cyber security breaches and how to build effective defense strategies.

Cyberspace is continuously evolving and presenting new opportunities, as the desire of businesses to quickly adopt new technologies provides enormous opportunity. But, this also brings unforeseen risks and unintended consequences that can have a potentially negative impact on an organization.

Traditional risk management is insufficiently agile to deal with the potential impacts from activity in cyberspace and must be extended to organizational risk and cyber resilience in order to manage, respond and mitigate any negative impacts of cyberspace activity.

During this webinar, Steve Durbin, Global Vice President of the ISF, will discuss the ever-changing cyber security threat landscape and the need for a prepared and comprehensive rapid-response capability, as organizations will be subjected to cyber attacks regardless of best efforts to protect themselves. He will also share insights into how many of ISF's global Members have successfully implemented defense strategies to create a cyber resilience vision that is aligned to their business strategy.

Please register via this link (https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/272593674) for the free webinar which takes place on Tuesday, July 9 at 8 a.m. (ET)/1 p.m. (BST).

Speaker:

·         Steve Durbin, Global Vice President, ISF

As the Global Vice President of the ISF, Steve Durbin’s main areas of focus include the emerging security threat landscape, cyber security, Consumerization, outsourced cloud security, third party management and social media across both the corporate and personal environments.

Durbin has considerable experience working in the technology and telecoms markets and was previously senior vice president at Gartner. As global head of Gartner’s consultancy business he developed a range of strategic marketing, business and IT solutions for international investment and entrepreneurial markets. He has served as an executive on the boards of public companies in the UK and Asia in both the technology consultancy services and software applications development sectors.

Durbin has been involved with mergers and acquisitions of fast-growth companies across Europe and the USA, and has also advised a number of NASDAQ and NYSE listed global technology companies. He is currently chairman of the Digiworld Institute senior executive forum in the UK, a think tank comprised of Telecoms, Media and IT leaders and regulators.

About the Information Security Forum

Founded in 1989, the Information Security Forum (ISF) is an independent, not-for-profit association of leading organizations from around the world. It is dedicated to investigating, clarifying and resolving key issues in cyber, information security and risk management and developing best practice methodologies, processes and solutions that meet the business needs of its Members.

ISF Members benefit from harnessing and sharing in-depth knowledge and practical experience drawn from within their organizations and developed through an extensive research and work program. The ISF provides a confidential forum and framework, which ensures that Members adopt leading-edge information security strategies and solutions. And by working together, Members avoid the major expenditure required to reach the same goals on their own.

Further information about ISF research and membership is available from www.securityforum.org