ISACA-WNY 2.0: Web Site Reboot Give-Away EXTENDED! WIN! an 8GB iPod, one of two Regal Ultimate Premiere Movie Packs, or one of 25 1GB Flash Drives!
Our chapter's web site has received the honor of a 2008 Bronze-Level Web Site Award from ISACA International Membership Board! Special thanks to the Web Site Committee for its efforts and contributions.
Also, in recognition of this award and to allow still further opportunity to our chapter members to participate the give-away deadline has been extended to May 15th! Remember, you are automatically entered when you register a valid account at www.ISACAWNY.org.
Varadarajan Athinathan, "Rajan", is a Senior IT Auditer with Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York. Rajan has over 15 years of industry experience and specializes in general controls, application review, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rajan has his graduate degree in Computer Science and is currently scheduled to take the coming June 13th CISA certification examination. To prepare, he attended one of the chapter's recent Review Session.
“I found the review session to be very good! It was well organized and both the presentation and instruction proved helpful to me," states Athinathan.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
I would like to thank you for being a member of our chapter. I am looking forward to the programs that we are offering across the next few months as featured in this month's Upcoming Events section. I am already registered for our chapter's evening at the ball park and am looking forward to seeing you there!
Peter Spier Chapter President
UPCOMING EVENTS
Payment Card Industry 1.2 Compliance Discussion with James Kist, CISSP, QSA, PSA-QSA, of Trustwave
Do you have questions about demonstrating PCI compliance? Want to learn more? Join us for breakfast at Chef's restaurant in Buffalo, on May 21st, 8-10. Register Now!
Special Event: Rochester Red Wings Game
Play Ball! The ISACA Western New York Chapter is going out to the ball game this coming June 8th for an exciting match up against the Syracuse Sky Chiefs. Register Now!Space is Limited
Seminar: Auditing IT - Identifying Exposures in Your Environment
We are accepting pre-registration for this 8-CPE Seminar as provided by Canaudit. We are requiring 10 registrations prior to June 1st in order to provide this excellent training opportunity. Register Now!
ACADEMIC RELATIONS
Student Membership Drive One of the key 2009 WNY ISACA initiatives has been to build our local student membership. Student members are granted the same ISACA service offerings but at a reduced price. As part of our 2009 WNY ISACA Student Membership Drive, student rates have decreased to $25. In addition, to help distribute information on WNY ISACA, we have set up a committee of representatives that are targeting classes and clubs at several local colleges and universities, including University of Rochester, RIT, and Canisius. If you have any connections to other local universities or want to help with this initiative, please contact Evan Routenberg, via the "Contact Us" link on the WNY ISACA website (www.isacawny.org).
TRIVIA
To Be Or Not To Be
Best practices have been applied in the key management of a digital signature. What is the correct term for the concept of this signature serving as proof of authenticity, identity, and origin of data?
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS
10 Dos and Don'ts for Security Job Interviews The tight job market makes the interview more high stakes than ever when applying for security positions. We asked some seasoned security recruiters for tips on how to stand out from the pack Source:CSO Online
The pickings are slim in the job market and the time line of interviewing and then hiring new people is slow. But there are positions available in the security field, according to three veteran security recruiters that we spoke with recently. If you're looking for a change in your career, or are simply looking to get back to work, there is simply no room for anything less than the best impression these days.
Hiring managers have plenty of candidates to choose from in the current economic climate. If you get a call that you've got a shot at a job interview, every move counts. How can you have an edge over other candidates angling for the same position?
DO
* Make sure your resume is perfect
* Research the company
* Don't forget to prepare
* Practice answering tough questions in advance
* Show them you understand security
* Provide examples of how you would solve problems
* Strike the appropriate tone in your follow up
DON'T
* Emphase your 'cops and robbers' background
* Get caught up in past accomplishments
* Forget to follow up
Effective governance of IT services is important for a number of reasons. IT services that support critical business
functions need to be suitable, usable, reliable, secure and adaptable. If IT services fail or cannot react quickly enough
to changes in the business, the business impact can be significant. On the other hand, well-managed IT services may
result in significant improvements to business performance and creation of value.
