In today's business world, technology is one of the big variables and hold a significant impact in the business operation. Keeping IT Systems compliant is an on-going process, forward-thinking companies will understand risk management requires more than ticking off the compliance check-boxes. To build an actionable IT Security Risk Management blueprint, the organization must be able to identify the valuable assets and what are the vulnerabilities to prioritize.     

Cyber crimes happen every day and the destruction it caused can be highly detrimental to the business operation. Looking at the local scene, Malaysians got an unpleasant surprise in early July when a group of Bangladeshi hackers fire their first salvo, compromising the Malaysian Domain Name Registry (MyNIC) servers. The incident has affected numerous of high-profiled websites with .my domain where surfers were redirected to the hacker message.

Apart from the system glitches and external threats factor, data leak can be caused by whistle-blower. The revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency's PRISM Surveillance Program by Edward Snowden have generated uproar and sparked debates on the impact of whistle-blowing on businesses. Whatever view or opinion an organization has of whistle-blowers and whistle-blowing, the senior management should well aware by now it is not an issue that can be ignored, due to the possible adverse risks for both your employees and your organization. In the wake of this incident, decision makers of the organizations should review theier risk management and compliance policy as the act of whistle-blowing can bring legal or market-related consequences for the organization.

There's no quick fix in risk management, visibility into risk begins with identifying your organization most critical assets, where the sensitive data resides, who have access and control over these resources, which area to focus on first, what are the valuable vulnerabilities, and how likely it could be exploited. It is a continuous measurement. 

ZebraCON is set to gather the most comprehensive assembly of IT Security and Risk Management experts to share views on the current state of affairs and providing industry solutions and practices for strategy implementation. The keynote speakers include representative from Dell Inc., RSA, WhiteHat Security, Condition Zebra, E-Safe Systems and many more. Secure your participation now to enjoy special privileges. 

More information about ZebraCON 2013 is available at http://www.zebra-con.com 

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