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15 03 2014
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Vol. 1, Issue No. 8, Pages 8
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FLOURISH KNOWLEDGE NETWORKING POWER PROTECTION - Editorial Dear Fitagians, e are now all set and done with our yearly activities under the banner of FITAG and our recently held “FITAG CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2014” proved it to be the best example of the same. This was the forth consecutive cricket tournament under FITAG banner. Can you believe this? – 20 teams playing in the tournament from across the state, about 30 matches played within 2 days starting from 8 AM in the morning to 6.30 in the evening for both the days, in total about 500 people visited the tournament including players!!!! Imagine the scenario where in all the 20 teams were present on the ground on 1st of March a n d everyb o d y enjoying t h e “LUTF” of such a wonderful tournament. 1st and 2nd March 2014 became historical dates as far as FITAG is concerned, due to all these what I have mentioned above. I must congratulate all the members who came there and played their relevant roles till the last. I must mention here that since last 3 years Gandhinagar team has been working very hard to make this event successful. Only with their dedicated efforts this scale of tournament....
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Mr. Kaushik Pandya Editor
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The New Face of Data Security
Professionals: Women new report states that though women make up just 11 percent of the global information security workforce, they possess the communication skills and diverse academic backgrounds needed to bolster security performance in the enterprise. Market research firm Frost & Sullivan interviewed 5,814 information security professionals for "Agents of Change: Women in the Information Security Profession," which is sponsored by (ISC)2 and S y m a n t e c . Respondents came from businesses that had workforces of more than 500 employees. The research reveals that women's tendency to have strong communication skills and a broad understanding of the security field are essential to enhancing information security. It also notes that the industry is poised for transition and that women could be natural leaders. "One of the major conclusions in the research is that this industry is changing significantly, and women are in a good position to lead that change as
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well as thrive in the changed environment," wrote Julie Peeler, (ISC)2 foundation director, in an email to Baseline. "For example, the information security industry was initially defined as a subfield in information technology; now the industry is evolving to include legal issues, risk assessment and compliance issues, and with that redefinition of the industry, new sets of skills are desired." Women's emphasis on the importance of training, as indicated in the study, shows that they believe education is critical across a workforce, not just for select security professionals. In fact, in seven out of eight categories— including those for cloud computing, mobile device management and information risk management—women were stronger advocates than men for workforce training. Only in one category, forensics, did women and men emphasize workforce education equally. In addition, female information security professionals reported that they were more likely to spend time handling governance, risk and compliance (GRC) issues. This responsibility typically requires planning across different departments and that may aptly fit women's commu-
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nication skill sets. "When we look at where the field is heading in the future and how the lines are being blurred to includes things like risk management and GRC, the number-one sought-after skill set is that of a security analyst," Peeler said. "By and large, women are more likely to possess this skill set than men." The research also reports
that women are more likely than men to be employed in occupations such as technical or security advisors or consultants, executives, and project or operations managers, while men are more likely to be employed as security engineers, security systems administrators, network administrators, and network, security or software architects.
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