With the continued increase in criminal and activist hacker attacks, Wisegate polled CISO’s and other senior-level IT Security leaders to find out what they think the best preemptive measures would be to reduce the frequency of attacks.
The top two answers, each with about 50% of respondent voting were 1) Infosec professionals collaborating more to outsmart hackers, and 2) Companies investing more in security technology and talent. Clearly, these senior-level IT Security leaders believe it is up to Infosec professionals and their companies to help reduce the hacker threat – and not greater Government or Law enforcement efforts.
If you are a senior-level IT professional and would like to vote on this poll, or see more polls like it from Wisegate members, just go to Wisegate and request an invitation to join.
Wisegate Member Gram Ludlow, Manager of Global Information Security for AGCO, shares the biggest surprise to him about Wisegate since joining – namely the fast and practical responses he gets from his peers relative to other information services.
“I think the most surprising thing about Wisegate is the velocity of responses…”
This free report provides a snapshot view of how one CIO leveraged the Wisegate community to shape his cloud deployment strategy based on insight and lessons learned from the experiences of his peers.
For anyone just getting started with a public cloud-based application deployment, there is a steep learning curve. Cloud computing introduces new challenges that must be understood and risks that must be mitigated. Gaining real world knowledge about cloud advantages and pitfalls, as well as specific deployment considerations can make the difference between project success and failure.
Critical cloud application issues discussed in this report include:
- Are other companies moving core applications to the cloud? And if so, how?
- What new risks does the cloud-computing environment introduce and how do I mitigate those risks?
- What are the recommended first steps for moving to public cloud services?
- What can my peers teach me about cloud-based application evaluation, contract negotiation, reference/security checks or other recommended best practices?
Wisegate Poll: What is Your Biggest Challenge at Work?
Wisegate members are all senior-level IT leaders, and have a ton of challenges in their job. We polled members on Wisegate to see what they thought was their biggest challenge.
The biggest response with 38% of respondents voting, was “Dealing with Politics”, which seems to be a common theme for most of us in the corporate world. In second place, at 26% response each, were “Pressure to execute sooner than you want”, and “Getting the right skill sets on your team”
Wisegate regularly publishes these types of polls on its member-only site. Our members tell us its refreshing to see that they share the same struggles as their peers – that they’re not alone.
If you are a senior-level IT professional and would like to see more polls like this from Wisegate, go to Wisegate and request an invitation to join.
In this report, Wisegate members give practical advice on successfully implementing IT projects, and share lessons learned from projects gone wrong.
This is the information that can make or break a successful project and the type of information vendors will never tell you when they are asking you to sign the contract.
Whether you are looking for specific pointers on how to run a successful Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Identity and Access Management (IAM), or Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) project – or just looking for success tips for any project – this is your chance to learn from some of the best IT leaders in industry.
In this report, you will learn:
- Why you should send your technical staff to training before you sign with a vendor
- The importance of working out ownership issues before you start a project
- What are the common pitfalls that lead to failed IT projects
- Why IT projects always take longer than expected and how to set realistic expectations
- Tips on how to anticipate and overcome project obstacles
With practical tips based on real world experiences from CISOs and IT executives, this paper offers useful advice to help IT leaders run successful information security and compliance projects.
Martin Sandren is the Enterprise Security Architect at a major health insurance company. In this video he discusses the challenge of being isolated in your job, and how Wisegate has helped him stay connected and collaborate with other Security experts across the industry.
“Being able to tap this kind of knowledge basically on demand is a huge advantage”. – Martin Sandren
Disaster Recovery planning is a very time consuming and complex process, but critical to business continuity. An IT Infrastructure & Operations executive recently polled the Wisegate community to find out if other members used outside services for their Disaster Recovery Planning.
The response to the poll from other Senior-level IT professionals shows an interesting split in the industry. Almost half, 41%, actually do use outside services, while another 17% are considering this option. About a third of respondents, 35%, say they do not use outside services, and 29% say they have dedicated staff that do the job.
If you are a senior-level IT professional and would like to vote on this poll, or see more polls like it from Wisegate members, just go to Wisegate and request an invitation to join.
