The OTTF’s purpose is to shape global procurement strategies and best practices to help reduce threats and vulnerabilities in the global supply chain. I’m proud to say that we have just completed our first deliverable towards achieving our goal: The Open Group Trusted Technology Framework (O-TTPF) whitepaper.
Category: Cybersecurity
What’s the future of information security?
Today, Jan. 28, is Data Privacy Day around the world, and a time to think about organizational and global challenges relating to data security. What is your organization’s primary cybersecurity challenge? Take our poll and read on to learn about some of The Open Group’s resources for security professionals.
Underfunding IT security programs
Security professionals rarely say that things are getting better on the threat side of information security. Underfunding IT security programs is a recipe for disaster.
The Trusted Technology Forum: Best practices for securing the global technology supply chain
Supply chain risk needs focus to be able to address the concern. If everything is “a supply chain risk,” then we can’t focus our efforts and hone in on a reasonable, achievable, practical and implementable set of practices that can lead to better supply chain practices for all, and a higher degree of confidence among purchasers.
Security & architecture: Convergence, or never the twain shall meet?
Can the disciplines of architecture and information security do a better job of co-existence? What would that look like? Can we get to the point where security is truly “built in” versus “bolted on”?
Cybersecurity in a boundaryless world
The core dilemma in public cybersecurity: Balancing boundarylessness and data security. The solution isn’t easy, but long-term, it lies in not relying on the security of the pipes or the perimeter, but improving the trust and security of the data itself. Security needs to be associated with data and people; not the connections and routers that carry it.
