IT & Cyber Security

Sections

  • The Importance of IT Audit in an Organisation

    Any company operating successfully today, no matter its capacity, needs to effectively leverage its technology systems and make effective use of data. However, these technology systems also come with risks.
  • Interview Questions for an IT Auditor Job

    Preparing for an interview for an IT Auditor position? We look at the types of questions you might be asked.
  • Digitally Fit Audit Functions

    The notion of ‘digital fitness’, as coined by PwC’s 2019 Global Risk, Internal Audit and Compliance Survey, looks at bringing internal audit and the wider organisation back on the same page.
  • Internal Audit and the Internet of Things

    The world may be connected by tangible bridges, roads and pathways but since ‘smart’ became the adjective for everything from our cars and phones to essentially the way we manage our households (cough) Alexa; connectivity has redefined itself.
  • Accountancy and AI

    The conversation around AI and the impact machine learning and its robotic ilk is likely to have on our future careers is one that sparks uncertainty in most. The idea that a fundamental role like accounting could become computer generated is daunting, but the reality is this; while it’s true tha...
  • GDPR and your Company

    Understanding what the impending European data privacy regulation is all about is half the battle in preparing your company for its implications ahead of 25 May 2018.
  • The Importance of Cyber Security in an Organisation

    With a younger, more tech-savvy generation playing a larger role in business today, the health of an organisation’s cyber security products, protocols and processes has become even more important in 2018.
  • The Importance of Data Analytics within Internal Audit

    As technology develops, those professionals with data analytics experience have as a result found themselves rising through the ranks within the internal audit function.
  • Brexit will not trump the EU GDPR

    As the months draw ever closer to the inception of the EU GDPR, a revolutionary piece of legislation that will alter the way global business handles data privacy and security; there may be a question as to how, if at all, Britain’s exit from Europe will impact the effects of the directive on UK b...
  • Cyber Security Jobs in New York

    Boasting access to a plethora of industries and start-ups, New York is rife with tech opportunity and growth for those aspiring for a career in cyber security.
  • Women and Cybersecurity

    Making a place for women in cybersecurity must become a priority not only for the sake of diversity but for the sake of the industry itself.
  • Hot Topic: Cyber Security Jobs in 2017

    Without an effective cyber defence force working across global business, the threat to sensitive data contained within the hundreds of thousands of organisations worldwide continues to be immense.
  • The Rise and Rise of Cybersecurity

    So, we are currently looking at a world stage led, to all intents and purposes, by a figurehead who is more than a little questionable in his views and policies regarding the socioeconomic and political climate in the US. Well, what does that mean for cybersecurity?
  • IT Forensics: The Lowdown Part II

    Those wishing to pursue a career in IT Forensics should be aware that it is a closely-knit and difficult business to break into.
  • IT Forensics: The Lowdown Part I

    The reality of a career in IT Forensics, otherwise known as computer or digital forensics, offers the excitement of uncovering evidence and data carving on a fractional ratio to the day to day paperwork and collaboration which makes up the majority of an IT Forensics role.
  • A Career in Technology Audit

    Technology is a hugely important aspect of business in this day and age, with companies investing big money to acquire the latest data, software and hardware.
  • A Career in Cyber Security

    Closely related to the realm of InfoSec (Information Security), Cyber Security requires much of the same know-how, skills and experience.
  • A Career in Information Security

    Information security is undoubtedly a hot area for the IT savvy among us, and as a dynamic discipline it presents a wealth of options for InfoSec careerists.
  • A Career in IT Audit

    A career in IT Audit typically begins with the procurement of a technical degree and a CISA certification or CISM qualification. Both give a candidate an advantage in the field of IT Audit, but may also be applicable to other related areas.
  • Moving from IT Audit to Cyber security

    There is no one path into cyber security, but IT Audit is certainly an effective Launchpad into this field.