Information Security Forum to Examine Emerging Threat Landscape in Upcoming Webcast

NEW YORK - April 10, 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,revelations that governments and their agencies have been spying on citizens in the name of national security have undermined a core principle of operating in cyberspace – trust. Over time, a breakdown of trust will result in organizations no longer being able to take for granted that governments will look out for citizens’ best interests, that security solutions will deliver what is promised, and that their people will help navigate a way through.

Cyberspace has quickly become the prime mechanism for conducting business in today’s global economy and many CEOs are ramping up their demands to take even greater advantage moving forward. But, cyberspace also plays a key role in the socio-cultural lives of staff, customers and suppliers. So if revelations about how governments have been surrendering commercial and personal privacy in the name of national security has left trust badly shaken, how will things look two years from now? How will new threats hurtling over the horizon complicate matters even further? Just what will organizations be able to rely on and, most importantly, are they powerless or can they do something now to prepare themselves?

During this webcast, Steve Durbin, Global Vice President of the ISF, will highlight the key threats outlined by the ISF in their latest report, Threat Horizon 2016 (https://www.securityforum.org/research/), and provide advice on the best ways of handling them. Please register via this link (https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/9923/96437) for the free webcast which takes place on Tuesday, April 15 at 9 a.m. (ET). 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