We have written quite a bit about the critical importance of compliance in the corporate and government domain. One area we love exploring is the seemingly contradictory observations that we need compliance mechanisms to enhance security, but that never, ever, has compliance with rules alone meant that you are secure.
In a 14 Oct 2015 event sponsored by Cognitio in DC we examined this issue head on with the new director of operations for the DHS NCCIC, John Felker. Collectively we all agreed that compliance does not equal security but that following smart, well crafted rules is of critical importance, and the key to resolving the seeming contradiction there is in leadership.
At CTOvision we will continue to write about rules, standards, best practices and compliance. Every firm and government agency needs to better understand their cybersecurity compliance requirements. But we will also seek to highlight the leadership elements of cyber security, it is really our only hope.
For a review, here are a few posts we have done recently on cybersecurity compliance:
- Boards of Directors, Corporate Governance and Cyber-Risks: Sharpening the Focus
- Survey On DoD Cybersecurity Rules: And book on The Cyber Threat for all organizations taking the survey
- New DoD Rules For Contractors Focus On Enhancing Security and Incident Response
- Assessing the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
- 7012 Regs and Cyber insurance on collision course with small business
And some of the leadership/awareness posts associated with cybersecurity:
- Determining Who Should Be in Charge of Cyber Security
- Questions for Government Leaders To Ask About Your Cybersecurity Posture
- National Security Software On Wall Street: Cognitio’s Roger Hockenberry Comments
- Verisign: Security Services
- Active cyberthreat protection solutions mitigate inbound and internal cyberattacks and prevent data exfiltration
- No Organization Can Defend Themselves By Themselves Anymore
- Does Next-Generation Anti-Virus Solve the Fatal Flaws of Anti-Virus?
- FireHost is Now Armor: advanced intelligence, defense and control focused on customer outcomes
- Cognitio’s Roger Hockenberry Cited in BizTechReports