(ISC)² Blog

CCSP Spotlight: Abel Sussman

Name: Abel Sussman Title: Practice Director, Public Services Employer: Coalfire Degree: B.S. Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, MBA, State University of New York at Albany Years in IT: 20 Years in cybersecurity: 15 Cybersecurity certifications: CISSP, CCSP How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? I not only wanted to grow my career, but also desired to find a way to give back to the country. My move into cybersecurity as a federal auditor provides the opportunity to assure our nation’s critical infrastructure and assets are secure and protected. My entrance into cybersecurity started with... Read more →

ISLA Winner: Mack Bhatia

The 2016 Americas Information Security Leadership Awards (ISLA®) were held in conjunction with (ISC)²’s Security Congress in Orlando, Florida in September. Mack Bhatia, fractional chief information security officer and information security practice director, at Enterprise Integration was named the winner of the Information Security Practitioner Award. Bhatia, who has his bachelor’s degree in organic chemistry and master’s degree in business administration, began his career in cybersecurity while working as an executive consultant. During a multi-year assignment, his client information security requirements evolved to encompass nearly every domain in the security field – from physical, to application, to network, and beyond.... Read more →

(ISC)² Security Congress EMEA Opened a Window to Our Future

A view from the Conference Chair, Dr. Adrian Davis, CISSP, Managing Director (EMEA) (ISC)² From an examination of how augmented humans will live, work and play, to policy commitments from the Irish government, (ISC)²’s Third Annual Congress EMEA delegates gained a comprehensive view of the changing world to be faced by cybersecurity professionals. The international community of 250 members and information security professionals started to gather the evening before the event for our member reception and Town Hall Q&A. These events presented a well appreciated opportunity to hear from four serving members of our Board of Directors from outside the... Read more →

CCSP Spotlight: Tim Strong

Name: Tim Strong Title: Manager, Security Operational Governance Practice Employer: National Australia Bank Degree: B.Sc. Computing, Psychology Years in IT: 20+ Years in cybersecurity: 15 Cybersecurity certifications: CCSP, CISSP, C|EH, ComptTIA Security+ How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? I always found the most interesting bits of my early career were related to Security. I would actively seek out projects with a Security component, and after a few years I realized that I was excited and passionate about Securing (and breaking into!) computer systems. So about 15 years ago I chose to move into Security as a specialization.... Read more →

CloudTweaks: A New Era for Cyber Crime

A recent DDoS attack on a well-known industry journalist heralds a new age in cyber warfare, mainly because the bots involved originated not from other computers, but from devices attached to the Internet of Things (IoT). This has security experts concerned, and some of our own CCSPs weigh in with their thoughts here. Read more →

Security Congress 2016 Recap: CISO Impact

The action-packed 2016 (ISC)² Security Congress ended with a paradigm changing keynote from Stan Dolberg and Phil Gardner of IANS on the model for security leadership. In keeping with the conference theme of “Advancing Security Leaders,” Stan and Phil unveiled a research-backed model that shows how high-performing security teams consistently demonstrate competence in both technical excellence and proactive organizational engagement areas. They call their model “CISO Impact™” and the room, filled with security professionals, eagerly took notes as the elements of the model were revealed. Gardner explained that as security professionals, we have made a promise. That promise is to... Read more →