IT Governance is advising organizations to get cyber secure without waiting for President Obama’s federal data breach notification bill to be passed.

BOISE, IDAHO, USA, February 4, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- IT Governance, the global provider of cyber security solutions, is advising organizations to get cyber secure without waiting for President Obama’s federal data breach notification bill to be passed.

“A data breach can happen to any organization at any time, but having robust cybersecurity measures in place limits their likelihood and mitigates repercussions considerably,” says Alan Calder, founder and executive chairman of IT Governance. “If you wait for President Obama’s bill to be passed before you think about stepping up your cybersecurity practices, it could be too late.”

2014 was one of the worst years on record for data breaches in America, with nearly 350 million records lost or stolen.

“Although Obama is taking steps in the right direction in creating a single, national law to combat the problem, individual companies have a duty to protect themselves and their consumers now,” Calder states.

According to IBM and Ponemon Institute’s 2014 Cost of Data Breach Study: United States report, organizations with a strong security posture in place before a data breach incident saw the average cost drop significantly.

Many companies, particularly in the legal, IT, and hi-tech industries, are choosing to comply with the internationally-recognized information security standard, ISO 27001, as a way of showcasing their commitment to cybersecurity. US certifications to the Standard increased 36% in 2013 compared to 2012.

By implementing an ISO 27001-compliant information security management system (ISMS), organizations benefit from having a systematic approach to managing confidential or sensitive corporate information that is recognized worldwide.

IT Governance has led hundreds of ISO 27001 certifications around the world and has now developed a series of fixed-price ISO 27001 packaged solutions to allow organizations of all sizes, sectors, and locations to use IT Governance’s expertise to implement the Standard at a speed and for a budget appropriate to their individual needs.

There are five core packages: The Basics, Do It Yourself, Get A Little Help, Get A Lot Of Help, and We Do It For You, each of which provides a different level of support and resources.

More information: www.itgovernanceusa.com/iso27001-solutions.aspx

Melanie Watson
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