ITG Publishing

15/08/2024

Check out ITGP’s highlights this month!

Last month, our much-anticipated eighth edition of IT Governance – An international guide to data security and ISO 27001/ISO 27002 was published, making it our book of the month for August!

We’ve also published a new book about the ethical, social and security impacts of AI, and have another ISO 27001 publication coming up.

Read the full highlight blog here 👇
https://ow.ly/QaTS50SYi6E

ITGP August 2024 highlights: ITGP books exhibited at Black Hat USA 2024, new AI and ISO 27001 books, and authors of the month for August.

12/08/2024

In August's book of the month 'IT Governance', authors Alan and Steve – give expert guidance on:

✅Best-practice information security management and governance; and
✅How to protect and enhance your organisation with an ISO 27001:2022-compliant ISMS.

Their book also discusses changes to international legislation and standards, including the 2022 versions of ISO 27001 and ISO 27002.

We sat down for a chat with Alan and Steve.

Read the full interview here👇
https://ow.ly/UXF850SVQzL

09/08/2024

Download your FREE sample of our book of the month ‘IT Governance – An international guide to data security and ISO 27001/ISO 27002, Eighth edition’ by Alan Calder & Steve Watkins. 📘

The book is the recommended textbook for the Open University’s postgraduate information security course and the recommended text for all IBITGQ ISO 27001 courses.

Download your free book sample here 👇
https://ow.ly/THIS50SUKjp

08/08/2024

Artificial intelligence – Ethical, social, and security impacts for the present and the future, Second edition by Dr Julie E. Mehan is now available!! 📘

This book:
✅Explores the complex topic of AI ethics in a cross-functional way;
✅Enables understanding of the associated ethical challenges of AI technologies;
✅Provides an up-to-date overview of the potential positive and negative outcomes of AI implementations; and
✅Has been updated to reflect the ethical challenges of AI in 2024 and beyond, and the moral imperative of navigating this new terrain.

Find out more and purchase your copy today👇
https://ow.ly/Jc1O50STPru

06/08/2024

‘PCI DSS Version 4.0 – A Guide to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard’ by Stephen Hancock.📗

This book:
✅Explains the fundamental concepts of PCI DSS v4.0;
✅Is a perfect quick reference guide for PCI professionals, or a handy introduction for new staff;
✅Covers the consequences of a data breach; and
✅Describes how to comply with the Standard, giving practical insights.

Find out more and purchase your copy today👇
https://ow.ly/L3nK50SS9u3

02/08/2024

August’s book of the month is ‘IT Governance – An international guide to data security and ISO 27001/ISO 27002, Eighth edition’ by Alan Calder & Steve Watkins. 📘

In this updated edition, renowned ISO 27001/27002 experts Alan Calder and Steve Watkins:
✅Discuss the ISO 27001/27002:2022 updates;
✅Provide guidance on how to establish a strong IT governance system and an ISMS (information security management system) that complies with ISO 27001 and ISO 27002;
✅Highlight why data protection and information security are vital in our ever-changing online and physical environments;
✅Reflect on changes to international legislation, e.g. the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation); and
✅Review key topics such as risk assessment, asset management, controls, security, supplier relationships and compliance.

Get 15% off this month using code: CW15

Find out more and order your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/iT1s50SPTFt

01/08/2024

Authors of the Month | Alan Calder and Steve Watkins 📗

Alan is Group CEO of GRC International Group PLC and is an acknowledged international cyber security guru. He’s also a leading author on information security and IT governance issues – Alan won the Best Cyber Book of the Year award at The Real Cyber Awards 2023.

Steve is a director of Kinsnall Consulting Ltd, which provides strategic and tactical advice and training on cyber security, information security and privacy standards, and certification schemes.

Read more in this month’s interview👇
https://ow.ly/jNGM50SOZCm

“IT Governance”, the recommended textbook for the Open University’s information security courses, has been updated for ISO 27001:2022.

26/07/2024

Download your FREE sample of our book of the month ‘Well-being in the workplace - A guide to resilience for individuals and teams’ by Sarah Cook 📘

The book contains useful tips and advice and will help you recognise the impact ambiguity can have and spot the signs of declining mental, physical, emotional and social well-being. A practical guide, it will equip managers with the skills and confidence to effectively build their own and others’ resilience and support their team’s well-being.

Download your free book sample here 👇
https://ow.ly/sjlX50SKZhV

25/07/2024

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24/07/2024

Find out more about our book of the month ‘Well-being in the workplace - A guide to resilience for individuals and teams’ by Sarah Cook 📺

Purchase your copy today and receive 15% off this month using code: WB15 👇
https://ow.ly/qPlR50SIX7I

22/07/2024

Home, flexible and remote working have since increasingly become the norm. So, the challenge for managers remains: how can you manage a remote team?

- How can you identify the signs of declining physical, emotional, mental and social well-being?
- How can you effectively build your own and others’ resilience?
- How can you support your team’s well-being?

July’s book of the month offers practical tips and advice on all the above and more. So, with that, she’s our author of the month!

We sat down with Sarah Cook for a chat

Read the full interview 👇
https://ow.ly/3rIf50SHalB

18/07/2024

‘IT Governance – An international guide to data security and ISO 27001/ISO 27002, Eighth edition’ 🔒

✅Fully updated to align with ISO 27001/27002:2022
✅Recommended textbook for The Open University’s postgraduate information security course.

Find out more and order your copy today! 👇
https://ow.ly/ukwk50SFpLf

17/07/2024

Securing Cloud Services - A pragmatic guide - Second edition 📘 by Lee Newcombe.

This book will help organisations looking to implement Cloud services aimed at the enterprise – such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Salesforce and to do so in a risk-managed manner.

It is aimed at business decision makers, senior IT stakeholders, enterprise architects, information security professionals and anyone else who is interested in working with Cloud services but might be concerned about the potential security implications.

Find out more and purchase your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/7s6e50SEoLR

16/07/2024

Check out ITGP’s highlights this month!

In June, new editions for two of our most popular ISO 27001 books were available for pre-order. We’re happy to announce that both books are now published!

Read the full highlight blog here 👇
https://ow.ly/Ny2J50SC7A3

ITGP publishes new editions of two bestselling ISO 27001 books. Our book of the month is Sarah Cook’s “Well-being in the Workplace”.

15/07/2024

ISO 27001 Controls – A guide to implementing and auditing, Second edition by Bridget Kenyon is now available! 📘

Ideal for information security managers, auditors, consultants and organisations preparing for ISO 27001:2022 certification, this book will help readers understand the requirements of an ISMS (information security management system) based on ISO 27001:2022. Similarly, for anyone involved in internal or external audits, the book includes the definitive requirements that auditors must address when certifying organisations to ISO 27001:2022.

Find out more and purchase your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/SRNN50SBEbX

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12/07/2024

Home, flexible and remote working have since increasingly become the norm. So, the challenge for managers remains: how can you manage a remote team?

- How can you identify the signs of declining physical, emotional, mental and social well-being?
- How can you effectively build your own and others’ resilience?
- How can you support your team’s well-being?

July’s book of the month offers practical tips and advice on all the above and more. So, with that, she’s our author of the month!

We sat down with Sarah Cook for a chat

Read the full interview 👇
https://ow.ly/pjIx50SAgAu

11/07/2024

‘Europrivacy™/® – The first European Data Protection Seal’ by Alice Turley. 📘

This guide introduces the following key elements of Europrivacy:
✅Preparing for certification.
✅The certification criteria.
✅The GDPR core criteria.
✅Complementary contextual checks and controls.
✅Technical and organisational checks and controls .
✅National requirements.
✅The certification process.

Find out more and purchase your copy today👇
https://ow.ly/FjmR50SzBEO

10/07/2024

Find out more about our book of the month ‘Well-being in the workplace - A guide to resilience for individuals and teams’ by Sarah Cook 📺

Purchase your copy today and receive 15% off this month using code: WB15 👇
https://ow.ly/CmOA50SyC30

09/07/2024

‘Resilient Thinking - Protecting organisations in the 21st century, Second edition’ by Phillip Wood.

Understand how organisations think, plan and deliver on the resilience ‘mission’ and how they should adapt when challenges arise. As the title suggests, Wood argues that all employees need to adopt ‘resilient thinking’ in order for their organisation to survive unprecedented circumstances.

Find out more and purchase your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/o4uo50SxTj9

05/07/2024

Download your FREE sample of our book of the month ‘Well-being in the workplace - A guide to resilience for individuals and teams’ by Sarah Cook 📘

The book contains useful tips and advice and will help you recognise the impact ambiguity can have and spot the signs of declining mental, physical, emotional and social well-being. A practical guide, it will equip managers with the skills and confidence to effectively build their own and others’ resilience and support their team’s well-being.

Download your free book sample here 👇
https://ow.ly/x4GB50SvLi3

03/07/2024

‘IT Governance – An international guide to data security and ISO 27001/ISO 27002, Eighth edition’ is now available! 🔒

Fully updated to align with ISO 27001/27002:2022
Recommended textbook for The Open University’s postgraduate information security course.

Find out more and order your copy today! 👇
https://ow.ly/gWkt50SurbY

02/07/2024

July’s book of the month is ‘Well-being in the workplace - A guide to resilience for individuals and teams’ by Sarah Cook.

This book provides:
- Practical guidance for developing and improving resilience at work.
- Focuses on the individual, as well as the individual as part of a team.
- Explains how to spot the signs of declining mental, physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Gives advice and practical exercises for managers to establish resilience within their team.

Get 15% off using code: WB15

Find out more and order your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/wqk050StAr2

01/07/2024

Author of the Month | Sarah Cook 📗

Sarah Cook is the managing director of The Stairway Consultancy, and has more than 20 years’ consulting experience, specialising in leadership and management development.
Sarah also has practical experience helping managers create high-performing teams and manage them remotely. Plus, she’s worked extensively with team members to help them effectively transition to new ways of working.

Read more 👇
https://ow.ly/ajX650SsHQY

Sarah is managing director of The Stairway Consultancy. She has 20+ years’ consulting experience, specialising in leadership and management development.

26/06/2024

‘ISO 27001/ISO 27002 - A guide to information security management systems’ by Alan Calder. 📘

Understand how information security standards can improve your organisation’s security and set it apart from competitors with this introduction to the 2022 updates of ISO 27001 and ISO 27002.

Find out more purchase your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/eXea50SaXkR

25/06/2024

Download your FREE sample of our book of the month ‘Combatting Cyber Terrorism – A guide to understanding the cyber threat landscape and incident response planning’ by Richard Bingley 📘

In his second book with IT Governance Publishing, Richard Bingley’s Combatting Cyber Terrorism – A guide to understanding the cyber threat landscape and incident response planning analyses the evolution of cyber terrorism and what organisations can do to mitigate this threat.

Download your free book sample here 👇
https://ow.ly/n1gL50Sp6kP

24/06/2024

Find out more about our book of the month ‘Combatting Cyber Terrorism – A guide to understanding the cyber threat landscape and incident response planning’ 📺 by Richard Bingley.

Receive 15% off this month using code: RB15

Purchase your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/leqs50S9uvZ

21/06/2024

‘DORA - A guide to the EU digital operational resilience act’ by Andrew Pattison📘

Simplify DORA (EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act) compliance with our concise and insightful guide. Designed for busy professionals, this guide distils key principles and compliance strategies into an easily digestible format.

Order your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/7m9550SaWEz

20/06/2024

Our book of the month is ‘Combatting Cyber Terrorism – A guide to understanding the cyber threat landscape and incident response planning’ by Richard Bingley 📘

This book discusses:
• Definitions of cyber terrorism;
• Ideologies and idealisations that can lead to cyber terrorism;
• How threat actors use computer systems to diversify, complicate and increase terrorist attack impacts;
• The role of Big Tech and social media organisations such as X and Instagram within the cyber threat landscape; and
• How organisations can prepare for acts of cyber terrorism via security planning and incident response strategies such as ISO 31000, ISO 27001 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

Get 15% off using code: RB15

Order your copy today 👇
https://ow.ly/KoQm50SaVFm

19/06/2024

Check out ITGP’s highlights this month!

We continue to be busy here at ITGP! In May, our project management and ITSM (IT service management) titles were exhibited at SupportWorld Live 2024.
For June, we’ve got Richard Bingley as our author of the month, with his new book Combatting Cyber Terrorism, as well as two upcoming ISO 27001 publications.

Read here 👇
https://ow.ly/f7w050SlCcp

ITGP highlights for June: combatting cyber terrorism, two upcoming ISO 27001 books, and SITS 2024 presentations by our authors.

19/06/2024

‘Agile Project Management, Assurance and Auditing - A practical guide for auditors, reviewers and project teams’ by Christopher Wright. 📘

This guide covers:
- Agile project management audit objectives and risks;
- What controls to expect and how these can be audited;
- Case studies illustrating Agile project initiation and high-level requirements; and
- Hints and tips for performing an audit review.

Find out more and purchase your copy today👇
https://ow.ly/IsNv50SaUyB