All Together Now: Converging to Build Information Security and Privacy Awareness

Posted March 31, 2009 | Leadership |

There has been much talk recently regarding a convergence of information security and privacy. Not that this is anything particularly new - convergence has been happening ever since privacy became a concern. After all, privacy requires the implementation of robust information security controls and appropriate safeguards. There are at least 46 privacy breach notice laws in the US alone; understanding and complying with their multiple requirements (to say nothing of the growing number of other national and international privacy laws) will require privacy and information security areas to work together for effective enterprise-wide management.

About The Author
Ilene Klein
Ilene Switalski Klein has more than 20 years of experience in information systems, starting as an electronics instructor at Commonwealth College in Virginia. She traveled from Honolulu to Heidelberg as a systems engineer installing proprietary software for the US Army and resolving system crashes. In the past 10 years, Ms. Klein has been directly involved in information security. As an Information Security Manager for Kraft Foods, she built and… Read More
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