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(Posted 07/07/2010)

ISACA Baton Rouge Half-day Training

Topic:  Identity Access Management;  

Presenter: Dustin Puryear, Founder and CEO of Puryear IT, LLC;

Date/Time: Friday, July 23, 2010; 8:30 am - 1:00 pm;

Place:  Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA, Operations Builing;  

Price:  Members; $50; Non-members: $100.

To register click here.

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(Posted 06/29/2010)

GNO ISACA and Infragard Cyber security SIG Monthly Meeting

Topic:  The First Cyber War: The Battle for Estonia 2007;  

Presenter: John Kelly III, PhD Model Software Inc.;

Date/Time: Thursday, July 8, 2010; 12:00 am - 1:00 pm;

Place:  East Jefferson Regional Library, 4747 W Napoleon Ave, Metairie 70001, Napoleon Room (bring your own lunch or order from Chateau Coffee Cafe in library lobby, in advance);  

Price:  No charge; guests welcome.

More detail on website: http://isaca-nola.org.

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(Posted 05/27/2010)

The powepoint slides for the presentation on IT Governance by Prof. Andrew Schwarz on May 19, 2010 are now available.  Please see the Presentations section.

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(Posted 04/09/2010)

ISACA Opens Grandfathering Program for New CRISC Certification

Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (1 April 2010) — Professionals with eight or more years of IT and business experience can now apply for ISACA’s new Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) designation—without taking an exam—under a grandfathering program. The program, which opened today, is designed to recognize professionals who are highly experienced in the following domains:

- Risk identification, assessment and evaluation

- Risk response

- Risk monitoring

- IS control design and implementation

- IS control monitoring and maintenance

To earn the CRISC (pronounced “see risk”) credential through the grandfathering program, candidates must prove that at least six of the eight years of experience included specific experience performing the responsibilities across all of the five domains. They must also prove at least three years of experience in risk identification, assessment, evaluation, response and monitoring. Candidates must complete an application at www.isaca.org/crisc and submit an application fee.

The grandfathering program will run from April 2010 through March 2011. The first CRISC exam will be administered in 2011.

“Enterprises around the world are rapidly realizing the importance of monitoring, controlling and benefiting from risk-related activities. The CRISC designation helps provide assurance to employers that professionals who earn it are experienced in identifying and evaluating the risks unique to their specific organization,” said Urs Fischer , chair of ISACA’s CRISC Task Force. “Earning CRISC also helps risk and control professionals demonstrate that they have the proven ability to design, implement, monitor and maintain effective risk-based information systems controls.”

ISACA, a global association of 86,000 IT governance, security, risk and assurance professionals, also administers three other certifications:

- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), earned by 75,000 professionals since it was established in 1978

- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), earned by 13,000 professionals since its inception in 2002

- Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), earned by more than 4,000 professionals since 2007

CRISC complements ISACA’s existing certifications:

- CISA is designed for IT professionals who perform independent reviews of control design and operational effectiveness; CRISC is for IT and business professionals who identify, evaluate and manage risk, and design, implement and maintain IS controls.

- CISM is for individuals who manage, design, oversee and/or assess an enterprise’s information security, including the identification and management of information security risks; CRISC is for IT professionals whose roles also encompass operational and compliance considerations.

- CGEIT is for IT and business professionals who have a significant management, advisory or assurance role relating to the governance of IT, including risk management; CRISC is for IT and business professionals who are engaged at an operational level to mitigate risk.

Additional information about ISACA certifications is available at www.isaca.org/certification.

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(Posted 02/08/2010)

ISACA’s Dallas Training Week Provides Tools for IT Career Success

Rolling Meadows , Illinois , USA (2 February 2010) — IT departments play critical roles not only in the achievement of business goals and objectives, but in the overall security of enterprises, as well. To help IT audit, security and governance professionals learn new strategies and solutions, ISACA will host Training Week in Dallas , Texas , USA , from 22-26 March 2010, at the InterContinental Dallas.

“IT professionals are faced with increasing demands to reduce risk and effectively govern their enterprises’ information technology,” said Emil D’Angelo, CISA, CISM, international president of ISACA. “ISACA Training Week provides information security managers, IT auditors and IT governance professionals with expertise to successfully contribute to their enterprises’ overall IT health, and helps prepare them for the CISA, CISM and CGEIT certification exams.”  

Instructors at the Dallas event include Don Caniglia, CISA, CISM, audit consultant with Campbell & Associates; Craig McGuffin, CISA, CISM, principal of C.R. McGuffin Consulting Services; and John Tannahill, CISM, management consultant specializing in information security and audit services.

The ISACA Training Week registration fee, which includes course materials, is US $2,295 for ISACA members and US $2,495 for nonmembers. Participants are eligible to earn up to 38 continuing professional education (CPE) hours.

For additional ISACA Training Week information or to register, please visit www.isaca.org/trainingweek.

Upcoming ISACA Training Weeks include:

·  24-28 May, Charlotte , North Carolina , USA

·  13-17 September, Orlando , Florida , USA

·  11-15 October, Indianapolis , Indiana , USA

·  6-10 December, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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(Posted 11/03/2009)

Cloud Computing Benefits and Risks Detailed in New ISACA Guidance

Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (29 October 2009) — Cloud computing is rapidly becoming a business information technology (IT) buzz word, but there is still much debate on what exactly it is and how it benefits enterprises. A new white paper from ISACA, a nonprofit association of 86,000 global information technology professionals, clearly describes how enterprises can achieve greater efficiencies and mitigate new risks associated with cloud computing. The white paper, Cloud Computing:  Business Benefits with Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives, is available as a free download from www.isaca.org/cloud.

Cloud computing offers enterprises the ability to reduce IT infrastructure costs through a model of paying for service on demand. This requires less upfront capital expenditure and allows businesses to benefit from the ability to efficiently ramp up and power down based on current needs, as well as the flexibility to introduce new IT services.

“One way of describing cloud computing is to compare it to a utility,” said Jeff Spivey , trustee for the IT Governance Institute, which is affiliated with ISACA, and director of Security Risk Management, Inc. “In the same way businesses pay for the amount of electricity, gas and water that they use, there is now the ability to pay for IT services based on how much is consumed.”

 As with any new advancement, though, there are many facets to consider.

“The benefits of cloud computing are tremendous, but it also creates new risks and security concerns,” added Spivey. “Through cloud computing, IT services can be contracted through an external provider, so new governance and control approaches are needed to ensure flexibility, resilience and security.”

According to the white paper, in addition to the financial savings involved with cloud computing, one of this model’s strengths is for enterprises to streamline processes and increase innovation. This can translate into more reliable backup, more satisfied customers, increased scalability and possibly even higher margins.

While the risks associated with cloud computing may be similar to business IT risks already addressed, enterprises may need to adjust their policies and procedures to focus on the new dynamic environment. The white paper also delivers effective strategies for mitigating risks and addressing assurance issues related to cloud computing.

“The cloud represents a major change in the way computing resources will be utilized,” said Spivey. “By addressing many of these issues in advance, and with the involvement of a broad range of stakeholders, enterprises can gain significant advantage with appropriate control.”

In recognition of new risks around this emergent technology, ISACA has become an affiliate of the Cloud Security Alliance, which collaborated on this paper and will be involved in joint projects with ISACA in the future (www.cloudsecurityalliance.org).

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(Posted 5/27/2009)

In an effort to keep our membership informed, your ISACA BR Chapter has created a Twitter profile for the Baton Rouge ISACA chapter. You can find the listing as ISACABR at www.twitter.com.  You can find updates about events, trainings and everyday notices through this account if you are interested in joining as a follower.  

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(Posted 4/24/2009)

CISA Wins Award, CISM NamedFinalist, CGEIT Earned by 3,000 Pros

We are pleased to announe that CISA has won SC Magazine's award for Best Certification Program this year, and CISM was named a finalist in the same category.  To see the announcement, click here.  Additional information on the award is available at this site.

ISACA's CGEIT certification also has important news this week. It has now been earned by more than 3,000  professionals. To see the announcement, click here.

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Non-members - If you are a non-member, but would like to be added to the ISACA-Baton Rouge e-mail distribution list for notification of Chapter Meetings, training opportunities and other events, please send an e-mail to:  emailme@isaca-br.org

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Chapter News and Information

Website hits Silver

Excerpt of the email from HQ...

On behalf of the ISACA International Chapter Support Committee, I am pleased to extend congratulations to the Baton Rouge Chapter for achieving recognition for your web site.  Your chapter has been awarded a silver-level award for 2009. You should be proud of the work your chapter put forth in the design, content and management of your chapter web site to earn this recognition.

Every year, the Membership Board reviews all of the chapter web sites that link from the ISACA International web site (www.isaca.org/chapters).  

Please accept our congratulations on a job well done by you and your chapter board.

Best regards,

Summer R. Cole
Membership Services Coordinator

(last updated 04/28/10)

Chapter has new permanent mailing address

All inquiries and mail can now be mailed to BR Chapter of ISACA @ PO Box 4561, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.

(last updated 04/21/09)

Chapter Officers

Congratulations to the newly elected 2009-20010 ISACA-Baton Rouge Chapter Officers:

- Stacy Manning - President

- Slava Sotnikov - Vice President

- Jared Henderson - Secretary/Treasurer

- Connie Freeland - Publicity Coordinator

- Tome' Frazier - Programs Committee Chair

- Chasin Frew - CISA/CISM Coordinator

- Michelle Seeling - Membership Coordinator

- Rochana Lahiri - Webmaster

- The latest growth statistics for our Chapter are as follows:

As of 04/03/2009

(last updated 03/23/10)

Chapter Mission Statement

The mission of the Baton Rouge Chapter of ISACA (in affiliation with ISACA International) is to: 

Promote information governance, security and audit standards, practices and controls through the education, certification and professional networking of our members.

Promote awareness and recognition of the competencies and practices of information governance, security, and audit professionals among our community stakeholders.

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