How to build an effective IT security function

We’re proud to today launch the first chapter of our best practice guide on how to build an effective IT security function, prepared by iTnews and information security specialist Tony Campbell.

The report, available for download now, strives to take some of the uncertainty out of the standards that tell you what to do but not how to do it.

Doing security well is tough. And it's only getting tougher in an environment of ever more dangerous and high-profile data breaches.

Following a hack-heavy 2015, already this year we've seen Gumtree get popped, WA forced to take both its public transport systems and parliamentary IT network offline, and NSW Industry defend itself against attack.

That's only in Australia, and they're only the ones we've heard about.

There's also the impending introduction of new laws governing the mandatory reporting of data breaches to consider.

All this indicates that now is the time to get serious about security. 

We'll spend the next six months outlining exactly what it is you need to do to ensure information security best practice in your organisation - giving you the tools to protect yourself from becoming the next Kmart or David Jones.

The resulting report will be a must-have resource not only for you as an IT leader, but for your executives and board members on what your business needs to do to be secure.

The first chapter is available now, and we’ll publish the remaining five chapters in instalments over the next six months.

We hope you find the report useful, and we’d love to hear your feedback.