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The US President warns business leaders about Russian cyber attacks

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  An urgent warning has been issued by   Joe Biden   (46 th   US President) on April 18, 2022, about the Nation’s Cybersecurity. He has warned US business leaders to brace themselves to defend against   Russian cyber attacks . Biden has clearly said in his statement that “If you have not already done so, I urge our private sector partners to harden your cyber defenses immediately because it’s part of their playbook”. Joe Biden also said that the national interest is at stake, where he is explicitly suggesting to American business leaders that it is “a patriotic obligation to invest as much as you can to make sure – and we will help you – that you have built up your technical ability to deal with cyber attacks.” Russia may conduct malicious cyber activity against US companies and critical infrastructure. Therefore, it is important to ensure that US cybersecurity is risk-free and that we are doing the best we can to protect our  Nation’s Cyber Security . “Evo...

Revision to ISO 27002:2022 and what it means for ISO 27001 certified Organisations

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The typical  lifespan of an ISO standard is five years. In 2018, it was decided that ISO 27002:2013 should be revised. The new version of ISO 27002 has been released in February 2022 (ISO 27002:2022). What’s New in ISO 27002:2022? ISO 27002:2013 contained 114 controls, divided over 14 chapters. This has been restructured, the 2022 version contains 93 controls, divided over 4 chapters: 5. Organizational (37 controls) 6. People (8 controls) 7. Physical (14 controls) 8. Technological (34 controls)   New Controls in ISO 27002 (11 Controls) 1.       Threat Intelligence 2.       Information Security for use of cloud services 3.       ICT readiness for business continuity 4.       Physical Security Monitoring 5.       Configuration Management 6.       Information Deletion 7.       D...