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Report:SAS 70 Out, New Service Organization Control Reports In

Security And Risk Professionals Must Prepare To Phase Out SAS 70 Today

Developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the Statements on Auditing Standards 70 (SAS 70) has been around since 1992. When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 passed, SAS 70 gained new...

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Blog:New Research: Develop Effective Security Metics - Published this Month

This month I published a new report on information security metrics, best practices as well as a maturity model to measure your maturity in the reporting process.  This report outlines the...

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Report:The Forrester Information Security Metrics Maturity Model

In conjunction with Forrester's update to our information security metrics and best practices report, Forrester has developed a model to help you assess the maturity of your security metrics program.

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Report:Don't Bore Your Executives — Speak To Them In A Language That They Understand

Seven Critical Executive-Level Metrics For CISOs And The Business

The ability to communicate effectively has always been a core competency for any business executive, and today's chief information security officer (CISO) is fast becoming a business executive. The...

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Tool:Capture Information Asset Revenue

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Blog:OK, Tell Me I'm Wrong!

Everyone knows that in business you need to do two things: Increase top-line revenue growth and reduce bottom line cost. Doing both of these is how companies grow profitably. It really is that...

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Tool:Evaluated Vendors: Vendor Information And Selection Criteria

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Client Inquiry:Security Reporting Structure

What are the pros and cons of security reporting within IT versus a non-IT department?

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Tool:Capture Information Security Costs

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Blog:Enterprise Information Security Architecture

I always have been interested in Enterprise Architecture.  Enterprise Architecture is one of those terms that security professionals hear about but do not always know how it can benefit what...

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Report:Source Your Security Services

Build/Buy Capabilities: The S&R Practice Playbook

This report outlines a sourcing strategy and Forrester's decision support solution for security and risk (S&R) executives working to build a high-performance security program and organization. We...

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Tool:Forrester Wave™: Emerging Managed Security Service Providers, Q1 2013

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Client Inquiry:Are Organizations Still Using War Dialing?

Are organizations in the financial services sector still using war dialing as a control to identify potential insecure modems or telephony applications? Is it still a best practice to engage in this...

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Tool:Evaluated Vendors: Vendor Information And Selection Criteria

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Report:Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Security Architecture And Operations

Performance Management: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook

Information security programs have struggled with legitimacy with senior leaders for a long time. There are many reasons for this, but they all can be traced back to the historical inability of chief...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Emerging Managed Security Service Providers, Q1 2013

Ten Emerging Service Providers That Have The Chops To Be Your Managed Security Service Provider

In Forrester's 15-criteria evaluation of the emerging managed security services provider (MSSP) market, we identified the 10 most significant providers in this category — Alert Logic; CompuCom;...

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Blog:Information Value and Risk Assessment

  I just wrote a paper on the value of information security. Please see the paper here. It is something I have thought about for a long time. Information security as a technical discipline...

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Report:Determine The Value Of Information Security Assets And Liabilities — Information Security Economics 102

This is the second in a series of reports providing guidance and new methods for the financial management of information security. The CISO's role is rapidly changing. A few years ago the CISO for...

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Blog:Nine Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs) Compete In The North American Market

After months of diligent vendor evaluations, last week we officially published The Forrester Wave: Managed Security Services: North America, Q1 2012. This report features our detailed analysis on...

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Blog:InfoSec: Enterprise Architecture Building Codes

There are many types of criminals. These include thrill-seeking hackers, politically motivated hackers, organized criminals after financial gain, and state-sponsored groups after financial gain and...

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Blog:Managed Security Services — Build Versus Buy

  While you are at the Forrester Security IT Forum in Miami, you might also want to attend my session on Managed Security Services Providers. In my role as an analyst, I speak to many security...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Information Security Consulting Services, Q1 2013

Ernst & Young, Deloitte, IBM, Accenture, PwC, And KPMG Lead, With Wipro Following Close Behind

The information security consulting market is growing explosively because security and risk professionals often lack the skill and bandwidth to accomplish their increasingly difficult mission. To...

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Report:Determine The Business Value Of An Effective Security Program — Information Security Economics 101

Business Impact: The S&R Practice Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's approach to helping you financially model information security. In today's seemingly never-ending cycle of new technologies, cyberthreats, and regulations, it's...

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Blog:Information Security Metrics & The Balanced Scorecard

I just finished a final draft of a presentation on information security executive reporting that I and some colleagues will present at the upcoming Forrester IT Forum in Las Vegas.  For those of...

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Blog:Large Telecoms Offer A Full Menu Of Security Services, But Not Without A Little Indigestion

Guest Post From Researcher Chris Sherman  Last month, Ed and I spent a couple days in Paris with Orange's management team for their annual analyst event. Overall I was impressed with...