Information Security Forum to Examine the Need for Risk-Based Security in Upcoming Webinar

NEW YORK - Jan. 14, 2014 - 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,a standard approach to information security has become a thing of the past, given today's complex threat landscape. Cyberspace has made information risk a board-level issue in many organizations and with an increasing dependence on technology and the Internet, businesses need to better understand and manage information risk in order to deliver on their strategic objectives.

Risk resilience is the new way forward and organizations require a resilient security strategy that is not just robust, but also flexible. To achieve this, organizations need take a risk management based approach to operating in cyberspace. This approach will not only help to minimize risk and prevent reputational damage right now, but will also allow the adoption of a more resilient approach to risk management as the threat landscape continues to evolve.

During this webinar, Steve Durbin, Global Vice President of the ISF, will examine the three key stages that security leaders need to go through in adopting a risk based approach to security and provide insight and guidance on how this may be successfully achieved.

Please register via this link (https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/574/91540) for the free webinar which takes place on Tuesday, January 21 at 9 a.m. (ET)/2 p.m. (GMT). A recording will be available following the conclusion of the event.

Speaker:

·         Steve Durbin, Global Vice President, ISF

As the Global Vice President of the Information Security Forum, 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.

Formerly at Ernst & Young, Durbin was responsible for the growth of the firm’s entrepreneurial markets business in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa.  He has been involved with mergers and acquisitions of fast-growth companies across Europe and the US, and has also advised a number of NASDAQ and NYSE listed global technology companies.

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.

He has served as a Digital 100 selection committee member in the United States, a body established to improve the talent pool for Fortune 1000 boards around information governance with the aim of helping them protect and monetize their technology investments. 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