ISACA Podcast

Organizations can no longer rely on legacy vulnerability management solutions to protect against even basic attacks. Instead, vulnerability management is just one small component in a unified continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) approach to securing an enterprise from malicious intruders and ransomware. In addition to vulnerability management, security around misconfigurations, patching, i...

In this ISACA Podcast episode, we’ll delve into how leveraging Agile concepts can mitigate common challenges neurodiverse auditors face in the workplace. Neurodivergent auditors can bring a fresh and dynamic energy to projects if given appropriate accommodation. Join us as ISACA's Robin Lyons chats with Program External Audit IT Program Manager Amanda Tucker as they explore small changes that can...

With the increasing demand for audits and risk assessments, artifact requests will not be going away anytime soon. However, the burden these activities bring to the organization can be drastically reduced when audit and risk work together. In this ISACA Podcast episode, Paul Phillips, Director of Event Content Development at ISACA, hosts Staff Governance, Risk, and Compliance Analyst Benjamin Bart...

Effective IT issue management is crucial for organizations to mitigate financial loss, reputational damage, and operational disruptions. Issue management tools streamline the process by tracking and resolving issues, while risk rating helps prioritize responses based on their impact and likelihood. In this ISACA Podcast episode, ISACA's GRC Professional Practices Principal, Lisa Cook chats with IT...

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers continue to face increasing customer demand to attain security compliance certifications that demonstrate commitment to security, privacy, confidentiality, and more. Pursuing every national and international certification individually results in a repetitive cycle of ongoing walkthroughs, interviews, testing, and evidence requests (i.e., audits). A central CC...

Understanding product security risk starts before a single code line is written. Teams can discover threats to the architecture of a system early in the development life cycle with Threat Modeling. While it’s not a new concept, how do we transform traditional ways of Threat Modeling to meet the complexities of modern software development at scale? In this ISACA Podcast episode, Chris McGowan chats...

Security risks introduced by vendors have become a top-of-mind concern for executives today, driven by recent supply chain incidents that have exposed organizations to operational and reputational risks. A robust vendor security program is now a must, as it helps ensure compliance and proactively identifies and mitigates these risks throughout the vendor lifecycle. However, many vendor security te...

If we want people to bring their most creative, innovative selves to work, we need to cultivate a culture where inspiration is given, encouraged, and fostered.   In this ISACA Podcast, Kristi Hedges, executive coach, and leadership development consultant, speaker, and author, gives a sneak peek of her upcoming member-exclusive 'Cultivating Inspired Leaders, a CPE-eligible event. At the event, Kris...

Neurodiversity within cybersecurity offers many benefits but requires organizations and hiring managers to re-evaluate hiring practices and job descriptions typically structured for neurotypical applicants. Join ISACA's Director of Professional Practices and Innovation as he hosts a conversation with a company helping to remove barriers and maximize the value neurodiverse talent brings to cybersec...

Agile Scrum is a lightweight framework that promises to significantly improve internal audits by creating a mindset that generates stakeholder value through adaptive solutions for complex auditing problems. This mindset is needed as organizations face unprecedented changes and pressures in today's business landscape. Internal audits must keep leaders informed and aware of potential risks. Such a m...

Chronic workplace stress can lead to burnout, which poses a significant risk to the mental health of busy professionals, such as auditors. But how can these professionals protect themselves from burnout? And how can their employers help them do so? If you are interested in learning the answers to these questions, then watch as ISACA’s Robin Lyons and Dr. Elena Klevsky, Assistant Professor of Accou...

While users of technology are becoming more educated in how to avoid cyberattacks such as phishing, a distracted user might be more prone to missing signs of social engineering. This project explored whether users immersed in augmented reality applications were more inclined to fall for an on-screen text message that prompted familiarity (such as a friend calling in) or urgency (such as a warning...

A comprehensive information security awareness program must be in place to ensure that employees are aware of and educated about the threats they may encounter at the workplace. The workforce needs to be prepared to know how to respond to these threats. It all starts with a risk assessment to identity the most critical of risks that need to be mitigated through preparedness. Making security a part...

This podcast speaks about how an Information Systems (IS) Auditor can prepare for the Interruptions, Disruptions and the Emergence events that happen to the business and to technology. Describing the features of Interruptions, Disruptions and Emergence events and distinguishing the differences between them, special guest Anantha Sayana outlines how the IS Auditor can prepare, react, and contribute...

On this podcast, ISACA's Hollee Mangrum-Willis and special guest Cindy Baxter discuss the disparities between American communities and access to electronic health records. From there, they examine how key data insights from the ISACA community can help us all be healthier.

ISACA Digital Trust Advisory Council Members Anne Toth and Michelle Finneran Dennedy will discuss privacy concerns and priorities around emerging tech and the most critical considerations for ensuring strong digital trust. Hosted by ISACA's Safia Kazi. 

Scott Gould is the author of 'The Shape of Engagement: The Simple Process Behind how Engagement Works.' In this podcast, Scott gives a sneak peak at his upcoming member-exclusive, CPE-eligible event. Scott will discuss the essential frameworks for understanding and operationalizing engagement and building enduring connections with your networks and communities.

In security, aligning with product teams has never been more important, especially when outmaneuvering adversaries. To foster a truly productive and action-oriented cybersecurity culture, security teams must begin addressing their product engineering counterparts as customers they serve rather than entities they govern. In this podcast, ISACA’s Chris McGowan listens in as Adobe’s Manager of Advers...

We, as a society, have always lived by certain norms that are driven by our communities. These norms are enforced by rules and regulations, societal influence and public interactions. But is the same true for artificial intelligence (AI)? In this podcast we discuss and explore the answers to some of the key questions related to the rapid adoption of AI, such as: What are the risks associated with...

Organizations today struggle with vulnerability management. More specifically, remediating vulnerabilities in a timely manner poses a challenge. With vulnerability remediation backlogs growing at an alarming rate, what can organizations do to meet their established remediation timelines and to protect the organization from cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity leader Ray Payano will discuss the exp...

Guests Jack Freund and Natalie Jorion discuss the need for additional data for quantitative risk analyses and methods to derive that data when it does not exist. They cover how this was done in the past and their updated method for interpolation of such data from record losses and other firmographic data. They end with a discussion of the role of model validation and how it can enable reliable ris...

Are you wondering about the ever-changing landscape of IT compliance and risk management? Look no further. Hyperproof, a leading SaaS compliance operations provider, conducts an annual survey of over 1,000 IT risk, compliance, and security professionals to uncover their top challenges. Tune in to this exclusive episode to hear about the top five most important statistics uncovered from the survey...

The world of business has changed dramatically over the past few years. Our digital world is more connected than ever, leaving security and technology teams stretched even thinner. Privacy and data regulations are increasing on a state and national level, threat actors are learning and evolving, and cybersecurity has finally become a boardroom priority! Now that you have leadership’s attention- wh...

Cyber threats are now a “clear and present danger” to most organizations, companies and governments of the world. A good cyber defense involves many, intricate layers. You can never have enough layers, just like you can never remove all the risk. In order for organizations to reduce as much risk as possible, in a rapidly shifting threat landscape, they must constantly make improvements. The threat...

Conducting adequate preparation including risk assessments, assessing resource requirements and ensuring ongoing communication to harness both the benefits and to address the potential challenges faced when conducting hybrid or fully virtual audits.