Does it make sense to make a career move from law to data privacy?
What exactly is data privacy? According to the Free Dictionary, the word “privacy” is defined as “The state of being free from public attention or unsanctioned...
Jesse Valentin
Jesse Valentin is a security professional with 18 years experience in Information Security. During this time he has worked for various financial firms, security consulting companies and non-profit organizations where he has specialized in areas of Enterprise Risk Assessments, Compliance Readiness, IT General Controls Audits, development of Incident Response plans, Corporate Information Security Programs, Security Awareness Training and Secure Application Architecture.
How to become an information security professional
Information security is not only a growing field, but one in which there is a tremendous need for knowledgeable talent. Our society has become more dangerous...
How Organizations Can Benefit If the CISO Is an Attorney
The idea of having a CISO with a legal degree came to me some years back, while I worked as a travelling security consultant. I lost count of the times that...
How to Measure the Success of Your Security Awareness Program
Depending on the size and needs of your organization, a security awareness program usually equals a significant investment of time and funds. However, a program...
How to Create a Security Awareness Program
A security awareness program can be an extremely valuable tool. It helps an organization thwart active attacks and reduces the amount of weaknesses that can...
How to Plan a Social Engineering Assessment
A social engineering assessment is a very valuable tool in understanding the security exposure of most organizations. Since human beings tend to be the weakest...
“Working from Home” – The next insider threat?
Even with all the technical advances of current human society, there are unfortunately certain areas where we have not progressed as a people but instead –REGRESSED....
Building an Incident Response Team and IR Process
In our world today, we have an abundance of many things, among which are -unexpected events. Falling meteorites, terrorist attacks, hacktivist demonstrations,...
Anatomy of a Risk Assessment
To an organization that is serious about security and wants to identify the most efficient way to invest in security solutions, a risk assessment is absolutely...
Protecting yourself from Social Engineering Attacks
Due to technical advances in today's society, traditional boundaries, borders and personal privacy have been redefined. This has resulted in a new freedom of...