Information Security and Privacy Quick Reference

Introduction

It is a massive understatement to say that information security and privacy are enormous domains. Whether you are early in your career in the field or the most senior and experienced leader in your organization, you know the near impossibility of keeping up with the volume of laws, regulations, guidance, standards, and best practices from national, state, provincial, city, and other levels of government along with international standards bodies, helpful industry organizations, individual companies, and other sources of information security and privacy documentation.

As a manager or leader in information security and privacy, you also face the daunting challenge that much of what you learned when you entered the field has changed. Knowing the best way to protect information and privacy in 2000, 2010, or 2020 may not provide you with the right answers in 2025 or 2030. If you spent considerable time studying for one of the major industry certifications or credentials, there's a good chance you haven't cracked open your Study Guide or rewatched those helpful videos since the day you passed the exam. Attending industry events or taking continuing education courses online provides you with focused and specific learning opportunities but on very narrow topics.

If you need one more angle to your information overload, you're certainly aware that whether you're looking at government standards or objectives for a certification exam, they often either say the same thing in ...