Information security professionals, already experiencing a surge in demand for their badly needed technical skills, may also get a chance this year to flex their business acumen. IT security professionals are being invited into corporate board rooms around the globe, wielding more influence and finding increased opportunities. “This year, professionals worldwide indicated that information security is now being perceived as a business enabler rather than a business expense, and as a result, they are increasingly being included in strategic discussions with the most senior levels of management,” Rolf Moulton, president and CEO of ISC said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Schmidt, on the Board of Directors of the International Information Systems Security Certification, said he gets calls three or four times a month from companies that recently created executive positions in security. “There’s more attention and focus on IT security as a profession, as opposed to just a job,” Schmidt said.<\/p>\n
The factors giving information security professionals greater visibility are: the maturation of the certification process; the increasing mobility of the world’s workforce and subsequent vulnerabilities; growing sophistication among hackers; more stringent regulations regarding data. “A lot of companies are finding themselves being in better financial positions, freeing up funds for investments in staffing and security,” Bohne said. <\/p>\n
The IDC study, which culminated from the responses of 4,305 full-time information security professionals in more than 80 countries, showed that information security is most mature in the Americas.<\/p>\n
Experience counts for something, but accreditation is helping build credibility in the information security field as well.<\/p>\n
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