Data Privacy & Security Awareness for Business Continuinity

With the GDPR deadline less than one year away, many CIOs are frantically trying to get their data houses in order. But as IT leaders struggle to put together the many pieces of the GDPR puzzle, it's probable that too many are taking a defense-only approach to compliance. And it’s no wonder: One of the first things to go through my own mind as well with any new regulation is, “What is the shortest path to get the box checked?” Read more here at Forbes: Why CIOs Might Be Thinking About GDPR Compliance All Wrong

Logical Operations' CFR Certification Made the DoD Approved List This may not be news to you but it is important to know in your pursuit to validate your skillsets, I recommend you get certified and get ahead with accredited organizations like Logical Operations. The important accreditation/standardization authorities are International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ), American National Standards Institute ( ANSI ), National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ), and for sake of this post, DOD Directive 8570.01 .  Logical Operations has two flagship program, CyberSAFE (End-User Security Awareness) and CyberSec First Responder (Incident Response and Threat Analysis). YOU are the first line of defense your organization has against a cyber security attack. Don't leave it to chance, become CFR certified. By taking an approach where an understanding of the anatomy of an attack is developed, the CyberSec First Responder (CFR) cyber securit...