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Security Forum - Oct 22

The Risk Rack written by Frank Cassano

Frank Cassano

Frank Cassano is an information risk management consultant with over 20 years experience in the field. His experience includes both internal corporate experience as he has held a number of senior Information Technology management positions within organizations, as well as external experience as he has been an external consultant and trusted advisor with dozens of clients. Mr. Cassano was CISO at People’s Bank. Prior that he was CISO at Prudential Securities, and Audit Director at Prudential Insurance (PSI), Senior Auditor at Coopers & Lybrand. A graduate of Pace University, with a BBA degree in Management Information Systems, Cassano also is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has served on the board of the New York Metro ISSA.

CIO: The Next Career Step After Being The CISO? Why Not?

– Welcome once again to “The risk rack”, today’s column deals with Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) career paths and if a CISOs career path includes or should include the role of Chief Information Officer Role (CIO). I believe it should and I believe that CISOs have…

Reviewing a SAS 70 report (and getting it right)

– Welcome to the second “The Risk Rack” column. What I would like to talk to you today about are SAS 70 assessments. Not the actual performance of the assessment but, the proper way to review a SAS 70 assessment to ensure your service provider has the appropriate controls in place to protect…

The core truth of risk

– Welcome to the inaugural “The Risk Rack” column. Being the first column I thought it would a good idea to use it to start simply and slowly. First I wanted to note that this column is intended for information technology risk management professionals, information technology auditors,…

Biography of Frank Cassano

– Frank Cassano is an information risk management consultant with over 20 years experience in the field. His experience includes both internal corporate experience as he has held a number of senior Information Technology management positions within organizations, as well as external experience as…