ISACA – the foremost global entity on information systems audit and control – has launched a new guide on three new game-changing challenges that pose serious threats to information systems. ISACA has identified always-on connectivity, an increasingly IT-centric society, and a new class system that separates people by technology skills as the three main challenges that information systems experts should address to manage risks of cyber attacks.

ISACA has identified these three key pillars as potential avenues that could allow cybercrime to increase and grow faster if organizations ignore this emerging group of cybersecurity game changers.

ISACA’s latest guide, entitled Transforming Cybersecurity Using COBIT 5, examines the impact of these game changers and how to manage and transform security by using COBIT 5 - a business framework for the governance and management of enterprise information and technology. The guide may be downloaded through this link: http://www.isaca.org/cybersecurity-cobit

Vladimiro Comodini, President ISACA Malta Chapter, said “The three game changers named in the guide provide both motive and opportunity for cybersecurity breaches and criminal activities if ignored. ISACA is committed to helping business and IT leaders maximize value and manage risk related to information and technology and this latest guide should go a long way in assisting organisations to address threats to cybersecurity”.

ISACA launches a global cybersecurity task force

ISACA also announced the formation of a cybersecurity task force to drive research, guidance and advocacy in this field. Eight information security professionals from locations around the world were named to the Cybersecurity Task Force.

1.       Eddie Schwartz, CISO at RSA, The Security Division of EMC (USA) (Chair)

2.      Brent Conran, Chief Security Officer, McAfee (USA)

3.      Marcus Sachs, Vice President for National Security Policy, Verizon (USA)

4.      Neil Barlow, Head of Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Euronext, NYSE (UK)

5.      Samuel Linares, Director and Founder, Industrial Cybersecurity Center (Spain)

6.      John Lyons, Chief Executive, International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (UK)

7.      Manuel Aceves, Director General, Cerberian Consulting (Mexico)

8.      Derek Grocke, Security & Infrastructure Manager, Internode (Australia)

A recent ISACA cybersecurity survey of more than 1,500 security professionals worldwide found that 94 percent of respondents believe that the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) represents a credible threat to national security and economic stability. Top risks were seen as loss of enterprise intellectual property (26 percent), loss of customer or employee personally identifiable information (24 percent) and damage to corporate reputation (21 percent).