Security Roles - IT Managers and DirectorsWhat IT Managers and Directors Need to Know About SecurityYour role includes developing a security strategy and implementation of security for IT infrastructure and services. Q. We are doing our best with limited time to keep on top of security. However, incident support leaves limited resources for updating operating systems, patching anti-virus and anti-spyware, configuring our firewall and all of the other necessary steps. Is it possible to outsource this work? A. An organization should always have a security strategy, but the regular requirements of maintaining network, website and application security and the development of reports that are used to develop the overall security plan - can and should be outsourced. PCIS has the expertise to understand your compliance requirements (eg. PIPEDA, HIPAA, PCI DSS). PCIS helps organizations meet security needs according to international standards such as ISO 17799 / 27002. Q. Our organization uses a network and applications that users can access online. Our business depends on maintaining this online presence securely. How can we assure our stakeholders, partners, customers and auditors that our systems are protected against OWASP-defined cyber threats? A. PCIS provides a full range of network, website and web application security capabilities through its Devfense packaged services. Using proven processes, we perform penetration testing, code review, infrastructure investigation and testing to ultimately deliver reports your organization can use to protect business operations and improve data privacy and security compliance for regulations that apply to your industry. Security Is Your ResponsibilityOrganizations have to ensure security for their network infrastructure, websites, applications and physical environment. These are all under serious threat from hackers and cyber criminals attempting to steal data. Security is not just a good practice to protect business operations and customers; organizations must meet data privacy and security compliance regulatory mandates. What do executives, IT managers, security analysts, system managers, application developers and others need to know? More common questions are covered in depth in our Managers' Cheat Sheet for IT Security.
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