Allan Boardman, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CA (SA), ACA, CISSP, information risk manager at Morgan Stanley (UK), was installed as international vice president of ISACA—a global association serving 100,000 IT governance, assurance, risk and security professionals in 180 countries—at its World Congress:  INSIGHTS 2012 conference in San Francisco, CA, USA, today.

 Founded in 1969, ISACA develops international standards for information systems auditing and control; provides education and training; and administers the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) designations.

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London, UK, 25th JUNE 2012 – Research from Varonis Systems Inc. (http://www.varonis.com), the leading provider of comprehensive data governance software, has found that 67% of respondents say that senior management in their organizations either don’t know where all company data resides or are not sure. In addition, 74% of organizations reported that they do not have a process for tracking which files have been placed on third party cloud digital collaboration and storage services. The survey was distributed to the attendees at EMC World and individuals from over 400 companies participated in the survey.

ISACA’s Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) credentials have been named two of the highest-paying IT certifications in the latest Foote Partners’ IT Skills and Certifications Pay IndexTM (ITSCPI). The recognition shows that employers are investing in professionals with specific IT skill sets that demonstrate the knowledge and expertise to address current and emerging challenges such as cloud computing and big data.

 ISACA, a nonprofit association of more than 100,000 IT governance professionals in 180 countries, advances and attests IT skills and knowledge through four certifications:  Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); (CISM); Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) and CRISC.

Recent reports that Glasgow Council is writing to more than 37,000 businesses and people, notifying them of the loss of their data – including business and personal bank details – on two laptops stolen from the council’s office last month, shows that ICO penalties are failing to hit home in the public sector, says Cryptzone.

According to Grant Taylor, UK Vice President of the European threat mitigation specialist, the data held on the laptops was not encrypted, yet it also included the bank account details of more than 6,000 people and 10,000 companies.