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Assessing IoT

Assessing IoT

Internet of Things (IoT) advancements hold the potential for rapid innovation. When combined with machine learning and artificial intelligence, IoT creates a vast opportunity for innovators, with either positive or negative intentions. When rolling out these technologies, the challenge for IT professionals will be balancing the need for speed to market versus the necessity to responsibly and safely realize IoT benefits. Assessing IoT, examines the professional ethics involved in balancing these IoT considerations. When we consider the upsides and downsides of IoT, an entirely new governance dimension begins to compel our attention. The opportunities associated with IoT bring new demands—including proactive responsibility and accountability—for all aspects of IoT, from creation to destruction.

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Blockchain Framework and Guidance

Blockchain Framework and Guidance

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies are poised to take on applications across the breadth of the global digital economy. Currently, trust in these systems is based only on the transparency of the ledger. This document offers basic concepts and proposes a Framework adopting of blockchain technology across enterprises, with the goal of offering foundational information, practical guidance and proposed tools to allow for proper blockchain implementation, governance, security, audit and assurance.

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Emerging Technology Engage Community

This is a forum to collaborate on all topics related to Emerging Technology or technology with the potential to change the status quo.

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Emerging Technology and Cybersecurity Collection

Session Recording: Emerging Technology and Cybersecurity Collection

The Session Recording: Emerging Technology and Cybersecurity Collection provides timely, valuable insights for IT Audit, Security, and Risk professionals, and enables you to learn on your schedule while earning up to 5 ISACA CPE credits.

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AI Fundamentals

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Blockchain Fundamentals

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Cloud Fundamentals

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IoT Fundamentals

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Varun Prasad
Emerging Technology Article

AI Algorithm Audits: Key Control Considerations

It is crucial to understand the inner workings of an AI system through these algorithmic audits that will provide us with insights into various aspects like training data, model development and training, and the underlying logic of AI systems. This information will enhance our confidence in the outputs of AI systems by verifying adherence to other principles of responsible AI.

2 August 2024
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Emerging Technology Article

The Human and AI Partnership: Collaborating for Enhanced Cybersecurity

Both generative AI and precision AI hold promise in helping organizations defend against ever more sophisticated cyberattacks.

6 October 2023
Meng Fai Chan
Emerging Technology Article

Navigating the Hype and Risk of Emerging Technologies

By taking a risk-informed approach, security and risk professionals can navigate the path forward in a way that balances the potential benefits of emerging technologies with the risk they may pose.

25 May 2023
Robin Lyons, Frans Geldenhuys and Gustav Silvo
Podcast

Seven Things to Know Before Automating IT General Control Audits

This podcast is a practical discussion with two IT Internal Auditors, Frans Geldenhuys and Gustav Silvo, that have automated IT General Controls across their highly diversified and decentralized group.

2 May 2023
Identity as a New Security Perimeter
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Identity as a New Security Perimeter

The rapid shift towards global digitalization has brought inherent risk to people, things and systems that traditional security perimeters cannot keep up with, which is why embracing identity as a new security perimeter is crucial.

24 May 2023
Kilian Truatmann
Blog Post

The Evolution of Cloud Computing and Distributed Ledger Technology

Enterprises need to have significant trust before they can move forward with delegating data control, storage and application execution to cloud providers.

5 May 2023
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ISACA Journal Article

Redefining Enterprise Cloud Technology Governance

Cloud computing is a key enabler of digital transformation and is an important consideration in digital governance; therefore, it is important that greater emphasis is placed on cloud governance to ensure that it is aligned with future business requirements.

Authors: David Mazula and Casper Lamprecht
Samuel Zaruba Smith
Blog Post

Crypto Collapse and Democratizing Auditing

The proliferation of emerging technologies across domains and throughout all layers of an organization is leading to a democratization movement that is not yet well-understood, with IT audit playing a significant part.

29 March 2023
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