(ISC)² Blog

What will it take to Prioritize Security in Healthcare?

With security breaches dominating news headlines daily, those responsible for securing our systems, networks, and devices are struggling to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape. Perhaps some of the most concerning potential breach data comes from the healthcare industry where we entrust our most personal information—social security number, birth date, medical history—as well as our immediate family members’ sensitive information to medical care providers. Further, medical devices rely on secure IT networks to function properly and deliver continuous, critical care to patients with heart conditions, diabetes, and other ailments. In the event of a security breach, the malfunction of... Read more →

Critical Times Demand Critical Skills – (ISC)²® Research Report Analyzes InfoSec Skills Gap

When is a security professional not a security professional? When they’re an analyst, a political scientist, a sociologist, an accountant, a communicator, and a risk manager. A subset of the 2013 (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study (GISWS) report, “Critical Times Demand Critical Skills: An analysis of the skills gap in information security”, was just launched to further analyze the skills gap by job title, region, skill sets, industry vertical, and company size to define the specific challenges that contribute to this gap. In partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton and conducted by Frost & Sullivan, the 2013 (ISC)2 GISWS found... Read more →

(ISC)²® Enhances the Rigor of CISSP® Certification Exam Questions

One of our core processes for maintaining (ISC)2’s reputation for gold standard information security certifications involves frequent, rigorous evaluation of current certification exam questions and subsequent updates. As a result of the last evaluation of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) exam, the format of the questions has been enhanced to include innovative item formats, including interactive drag & drop and hotspot questions. These question types can measure a broader base of knowledge, skills, and higher cognitive levels to represent the real-world environment using pictures instead of words. The drag & drop feature requires exam takers to drag one... Read more →