Information Security Resources: International Organizations

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Adora Myers

Organizations providing international information security standards and recommendations:

AUP: Shared Assessments Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP): https://sharedassessments.org/
COBIT: Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT): https://cobitonline.isaca.org/
COSO: Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) http://www.coso.org/
HITRUST: Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) Common Security Framework – https://hitrustalliance.net/
IEEE 802.11: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) LAN/MAN Standards Committee (IEEE 802) Standard for Information technology—Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks: https://standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/802.11-2016.html
ISO/IEC: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electro technical Commission (IEC):https://www.iso.org
ITIL: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), AXELOS: https://www.axelos.com/best-practice-solutions/itil
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Computer Security Resources Center (CSRC):https://csrc.nist.gov/
- NIST Cybersecurity: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Security Framework http://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/
- NIST FIPS 199: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Bulletin; Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 199: Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems:https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/fips/199/final
- NIST FIPS 200: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Bulletin; Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 200: Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems:https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/fips/200/final
- NIST FISMA: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA):https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Risk-Management/Risk-Management-Framework-(RMF)-Overview/Security-Categorization
PCI DSS v3.2: Payment Card Industry (PCI), Data Security Standard (DSS) Version 3.2:https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/document_library
Privacy Shield: EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework: https://www.privacyshield.gov/welcome Fact sheet:https://www.commerce.gov/news/fact-sheets/2016/02/fact-sheet-overview-eu-us-privacy-shield-framework
SEI CMU: Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Insider Threat Program, Research and Publications: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/index.cfm

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The Protocol on Forced Labour

It’s a legally-binding treaty that requires governments to take new measures to tackle modern slavery in all its forms. It works on three main levels: protection, prevention and compensation. As an international treaty, countries must first ratify the Protocol before it enters into force.

50 For Freedom: The Protocol

50 For Freedom: Modern Slavery

Poverty, Inc.

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Adora Myers

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I finally got the opportunity to watch the documentary Poverty Inc. It’s well worth watching and covers a lot of details that are extremely important to consider when providing assistance internationally.

As I was watching it, I kept thinking the same systemic concerns, complaints and problems occur here in the United States. The manifestation is different, but the way money, business, non-profit work and political/social forces operate are the same. Honestly, I think a Poverty Inc USA-version is both possible and warranted. Maybe someday that will happen.

The danger I see in this film is the assumption that no help at all is better than anything being provided for free. That is not the argument made by this film, either purposely or as a result of the evidence provided. The point made…extremely well…is that non profits make money off of catastrophes and continue making money as long as the catastrophes continue, which directly and drastically hinders the efforts of people trying to overcome terrible events.

Help is ethically, morally and politically necessary. However, turning people into your permanent fundraising poster child by hindering their ability to move into (or return to) a state of financial and political self-sufficiency is not help – it’s business.

This would make an excellent starting point of an in-depth discussion or class on poverty, economics, business and politics.

Details about the movie:

Poverty, Inc. Official Website
Poverty, Inc. on IMDB
Poverty, Inc. on Official FaceBook page
Poverty, Inc. on Wikipedia

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