When most people think of hygiene, I would venture to say that technology or computer systems are not part of the mental picture. There are interesting parallels, however, between what we think of as “normal” hygiene and cyber hygiene.
About Ray Dunham (PARTNER | CISA, CISSP, GSEC, GWAPT)
Ray Dunham started his career as an Air Force Officer in 1996 in the field of Communications and Computer Systems. Following his time in the Air Force, Ray worked in the defense industry in areas of system architecture, system engineering, and primarily information security. Ray leads L&C’s FedRAMP practice but also supports SOC examinations. Ray enjoys working with clients to secure their environments and provide guidance on information security principles and practices.
What is FISMA?
The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) was originally released in December 2002 and established the importance of information security principles and practices within the Federal Government, noting that information security was “critical to the economic and national security interests of the United States.
What Is COBIT®?
COBIT® stands for Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology. What is it? Put simply, it is a framework for enterprise wide governance to include business functions, information and information technology resources. The COBIT® framework provides a structure upon which to build an enterprise governance program.