Information Security Forum to Examine the Evolving Regulatory Landscape in Latest Webcast

NEW YORK - Sept. 9, 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,most governments have created or are in the process of creating regulations that impose conditions on the protection and use of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), with penalties for organizations who fail to adequately protect it. As a result, organizations need to treat privacy as both a compliance and business risk issue, in order to reduce regulatory sanctions and commercial impacts such as reputational damage and consequential loss of customers due to privacy breaches.

Furthermore, there are increasing plans for regulation around the collection, storage and use of information along with severe penalties for loss of data and breach notification, particularly across the European Union (EU). Different countries’ regulations impose different requirements on whether PII can be transferred across borders. Some have no additional requirements; others have detailed requirements. In order to determine what cross-border transfers that will occur with a particular cloud-based system, an organization needs to work with their cloud provider to determine where the information will be stored and processed.

During this webcast, Steve Durbin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedurbin), Managing Director of the ISF, and Andy Roth (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/andy-roth/16/309/92b), Co-Chair of Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group at Dentons, LLP, will review current regulatory trends and look at how organizations can effectively deal with the increasing overhead in regulatory management above and beyond the security function. Please register via this link (https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/5418/96443) for the free webcast which takes place on Tuesday, September 16 at 9 a.m. (ET). A recording will be available following the conclusion of the event.

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