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More and more businesses are realising that information security management is critical to the survival and success of their business. It is essential that you understand the risks to your business and implement proportionate controls to protect yourself from them.

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Risk is not something that organisations have a tendency to manage in an effective way. Many organisations have inadequate risk management processes and policies and leave themselves exposed. On the other hand, some organisations put in place so many risk management controls that they fail to operate effectively.

Risk management needs to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets (CIA). In short, risk management needs effective and proportional.

Most organisations know they should conduct a risk assessment, identify the threats to their business and put in place adequate risk management controls. But how do you go about it?

vsRisk is a specially designed piece of software that will help you carry out a risk assessment quickly and effectively. It’s straightforward, easy to use and much cheaper than a consultant.

	vsRisk: The Ultimate Risk Assessment Tool This video, created by the risk assessment expert and the Vigilant Software CEO, Alan Calder, will help you understand the risk assessment process and demystify the effective application of the vsRisk software. Watch the video now!

vsRisk delivers an ISO27001 – the world’s information security standard – compliant risk assessment. It will deliver a list of outputs which are proportional to your risk appetite and from which you can base your risk controls on.

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Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter & YouTube – these are the world’s most popular sites for people to share information, socialise and just hang out together, electronically. Blogging, Instant Messaging and Skype all play a significant role in enabling people to keep in touch with one another, wherever they are in the world.

What individuals do at home, they would like to do at work. But how should organisations regulate and manage the use, by their staff, of social media during work hours? And what sort of risks do organisations face, in terms of potential data loss, unregulated communication of confidential information, and work time?

The other part of the challenge is this: how should social media be used as part of a corporate communication and marketing strategy? How should the talents and credibility of individuals within the organisation be harnessed to position the organisation and its products or services in the best possible light? How should the organisation respond to criticism of it, whether on blogs or in a LinkedIn group?

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	Managing Information Risk: A Director’s Guide by Stewart Mitchell Price: €23.95

More to explore …

Information Security Risk Management for ISO27001/ISO27002 by Alan Calder & Steve Watkins

Cyber Risks for Business Professionals by Rupert Kendrick

Above the Clouds: Managing Risk in the World of Cloud Computing by Kevin T. McDonald

Given that the biggest elements of operational infrastructure these days are IT-based, and given that the business runs on IT, it means that this is where you will find the most risk – John Robson, CIO, Sitel.

Cyber security is an issue that faces all organisations and should be a major concern for senior management, not just IT departments.

Managing Information Risk: A Director’s Guide is a insightful pocket guide to help you understand how to identify the threats to your IT systems, and how to implement strategies to combat these risks.

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More to explore …

Information Security Risk Management for ISO27001/ISO27002 by Alan Calder & Steve Watkins

Low Tech Hacking (Pre-order) by Jack Wiles, Terry Gudaitis, Jennifer Jabbusch, Russ Rogers, and Sean Lowther

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance by Richard M. Steinberg