(ISC)² Blog

Meet Your Cybersecurity Advocate: 5 Questions with Tony Vizza

Tony Vizza, CISSP, is the newest addition to the (ISC)² Cybersecurity Advocacy team! Based in Sydney, Australia, Tony works with corporations, government agencies and academic institutions to encourage collaboration across the industry, effective cybersecurity curriculums and strong legislation to attract and enable the workforce we need to manage the Asia-Pacific region’s most critical security issues. Tony has worked in the field for more than 25 years and has earned the CISSP certification, as well as the CRISC, CISM and is certified as an ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor. To get to know Tony a bit better, we asked him five questions... Read more →

Avoiding the Security Pitfalls of Digital Transformation

By 2020, 60 percent of enterprises will be implementing a digital transformation strategy as they seek to leverage technologies such as cloud and software-defined infrastructures. However, as they embark on a digitization journey, too many are ignoring security risks that could bite them back later. Earlier this year, telecommunications giant AT&T developed a cybersecurity report based on interviews with 15 subject matter experts, including several (ISC)² members, to determine who holds responsibility for this transformation process. The report cautions organizations to be sure they evaluate and update their defense systems before implementing digitization plans. “Security models are changing as infrastructure... Read more →

Chapters Spotlight: Leadership Meetings

The (ISC)² Chapter program provides opportunities for chapter leaders to gather together at regional Security Congress events. These chapter-specific events are called Chapter Leadership Meetings, or CLMs. At these events, chapters leaders can meet Chapter Program Staff, network with chapter officers, exchange resources, and learn how they can develop and grow their chapter. Recently, there were CLM events in both the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin-America (LATAM) regions. The CLM meetings had chapter leaders represented from local many regional chapters such as: LATAM: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, and Uruguay APAC: Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Japan, Korea, Shanghai, and Singapore... Read more →

A First-Hand Experience with CISSP CAT

Patrick Strijkers is a 43-year-old information risk security officer at a pension funds firm in the Netherlands. He works in the IT security department in security incident management. Patrick’s employer runs a job rotation program, allowing him to gain experience in a variety of roles, with his next position coming invulnerability management this September. He holds the following security certifications: CompTIA Security+ CompTIA Network+ EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker v8 EC-Council Certified Security Analyst v8 EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator v8 Rapid7 Nexpose Rapid7 Metasploit Pro Patrick’s goal last year was to earn his CISSP certification. He attended a five-day boot... Read more →