Information Security Governance

August 21st, 2018 TrustMAPP has been invited to participate at this years Security Advisor Alliance Annual Summit in Dallas, Texas September 17-19th, 2018. The theme of the event is “Next Generation Leadership” and our team will be presenting track to the security leadership attendee’s at the summit. Cybersecurity and data […]

Security Advisor Alliance: Next Generation Leadership

21 Aug, 2018 in Information Security Governance / security leadership by Admin

By Aaron Pritz– President AP&A (Cyber Security, Privacy, and Risk Management Boutique Consulting) (last edited July 25th, 2018) The explosion in media coverage surrounding cybersecurity and privacy over the last few years has brought awareness of these risks and incidents to an all-time high at board and executive levels. Still, […]

CISO of Tomorrow

24 Jul, 2018 in CISO / cybersecurity trends / Information Security Governance / security leadership by Admin

Release Notes What’s New at TrustMAPP July 17th, 2018 The purpose of this release is to provide security leaders views of their key assessments, investment needs, reporting and ongoing improvement activities, we have updated the home page for the company administrator to include key metrics and overviews of this […]

TrustMAPP v3.3 Release Notes

17 Jul, 2018 in cyber security and cyber risk news / Cyber Security Software / cybersecurity dashboard / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity / TrustMAPP Updates by Admin

Esteemed Leader in Information Security to Guide Company in Maximizing Potential Minneapolis, MN – April 30th, 2018– Secure Digital Solutions, LLC, an innovative cyber security and cyber risk management consulting firm today announced the first member of the TrustMAPP® Advisory Board. Steve Katz, the world’s first CISO at Citigroup who […]

TrustMAPP® Launches Advisory Board with Steve Katz

30 Apr, 2018 in cyber security and cyber risk news / Cyber Security Software / Information Security Governance by Admin

April 3rd, 2018 Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions The City of Atlanta was recently the victim of a significant ransomware attack, holding several systems hostage including online bill pay and some law enforcement systems. The MO was standard, demanding payment in bitcoin for decryption of the affected systems. It […]

Learning Lessons from Ransomware

5 Apr, 2018 in cybersecurity trends / Data Breach Prevention / Data Breaches In the News / Information Security Governance by Admin

February 2, 2018 Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions Are you thinking about your 2018 cyber security roadmap? Before you begin let’s look at the year prior. 2017 was a busy year for cybersecurity professionals and the organizations they’re chartered to protect. In addition to several high-profile breaches, some new […]

2018 Cyber Security Roadmap

2 Feb, 2018 in Cyber Security Software / Information Security Governance by Admin

October 9th, 2017 Chad Boeckmann, CEO, Secure Digital Solutions As we rapidly approach the end of the calendar year, many cybersecurity departments are working on budget requests for next year. Yet, these same cybersecurity teams are also likely to be busy wrapping up their projects before year end. It is against […]

Build a 12-month Cyber Security Budget in 6 hours

9 Oct, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / cybersecurity dashboard / Information Security Governance by Admin

August 31st, 2017 Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions Here at Secure Digital Solutions (SDS), we get the opportunity to work with many types of customers and many types of security vendors. Each customer has a different understanding of the value of cybersecurity maturity and each vendor uses the term […]

What a word means depends on where you are

31 Aug, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / cybersecurity dashboard / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity / security leadership by Admin

August 14, 2017 Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions Frameworks are important. They lay the foundation for what will eventually be built. Whether building a structure, a vehicle, a medical device or a security program, the need to begin construction using an established set of requirements is critical. It allows […]

The Real Difference Between Frameworks and Compliance

15 Aug, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / cybersecurity dashboard / Data Breach Prevention / Information Security Governance / security leadership by Admin

June 22nd, 2017 Secure Digital Solutions releases TrustMAPP® version 2.2 to align risk with process maturity. For the first time security and business leaders can gain a comparative view of security maturity associated with identified risks. NEW FEATURES Risk Register, Management and Program Management Overlay Options TrustMAPP® now integrates risk, best practice […]

TrustMAPP® v2.2 Release Aligns Risk with Maturity

22 Jun, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / cybersecurity dashboard / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin

May 12th, 2017 Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions Maturity is an interesting word. We’ve heard it throughout our lives and it’s had different meanings in different contexts. As a kid, we heard it from our parents regarding “growing up” and “being more mature”. We may not have understood it […]

Why do you measure cybersecurity maturity?

13 May, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / cybersecurity dashboard / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity / security leadership by Admin

May 1st, 2017 Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions Today marks my 4th month as CISO at SDS. It’s challenging and very rewarding and I wanted to depart a bit from my usual blog theme to answer the question I have been most frequently asked by my friends, peers and colleagues […]

Servant Leadership – Security Style

1 May, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin

March 17th, 2017 Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions Oftentimes cyber risk is viewed as a concept. An idea. Something visceral that ‘feels’ wrong based on experience, knowledge or expertise. The mental journey from the idea of the cyber risk to the reality of cyber risk is clear and multiple scenarios […]

Reality of Cyber Risk

17 Mar, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / Information Security Governance by Admin

By Ed Snodgrass, CISO, Secure Digital Solutions Last summer I played ‘whack-a-mole’ at the State Fair. The objective is simple – hit as many ‘moles’ as you can in the allotted time and the more you hit, the greater the measure of ‘success’. But what’s the ultimate objective? The moles […]

A CISO’s Day at the Fair

10 Mar, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin

January 16th, 2017 The NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) has just released an updated version of its Cyber-Risk Oversight Handbook with key principles for cyber-risk reporting and understanding at the board level. While cyber threats continue to escalate, the NACD noted that only 11% of board members have a […]

NACD Raises the Bar for Boards

16 Jan, 2017 in Cyber Security Software / Data Breach Prevention / Information Security Governance by Admin

December 21, 2016 The original ideation leader behind TrustMAPP, Chad Boeckmann (@cboeckm), was recently asked to be a guest on the podcast “Down the Security Rabbit Hole” with Rafal Los (@wh1t3rabbit), James Jardine (@jardinesoftware), and Michael Santarcangelo (@catalyst) on the subject “The Business of Security“. In this podcast the crew discusses trends in information security management […]

The Business of Security

22 Dec, 2016 in Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin

November 4th, 2016 Our team partners with many companies who are challenged with the same objective: Give a compelling and clear understanding of the cyber security program to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. If you are looking to solve this same objective then continue reading about the top 3 […]

Top 3 Cybersecurity Metrics For Board of Directors

4 Nov, 2016 in Information Security / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin

Measuring information security is one of the most difficult tasks a security leader faces. How do you measure something that has no quantifiable definition? There just is not an accepted metric by which to measure r compare, yet this is exactly what most board members want to know. “Security leaders must […]

Measuring Information Security

29 Aug, 2016 in Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin

The Problem with Compliance Assessments Newly-minted information security leaders often learn that regulatory or contractual requirements are the primary business driver for their organizations’ security program. Tasked with developing a plan for implementing controls, these leaders turn to compliance assessments to understand the gaps between requirements and operational realities. Ultimately, […]

Where Compliance Assessments Fall Short, Maturity Assessments Rise to the ...

1 Aug, 2016 in Cyber Security Software / Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin

July 22nd, 2016 It is important to understand that information security maturity assessments are unique in outcome and value. Not surprisingly, there is still confusion about the differences between an information security process maturity assessment and the other types of security assessments traditionally employed (namely, risk-, controls- and compliance-focused assessments). We can […]

Information Security Maturity Assessments

22 Jul, 2016 in Information Security Governance / Information Security Maturity by Admin