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Source: InformationWeek - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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Information security professionals, already experiencing a surge in demand for their badly needed technical skills, may also get a chance this year to flex their business acumen.
IT security professionals are being invited into corporate board rooms around the globe, wielding more influence and finding increased opportunities.
The 2005 Global Information Security Workforce Study, sponsored by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2, found that more than 70 percent of respondents believe they exercised more influence on executives in 2005 than in the previous year. More than 73 percent expect their influence to continue growing.
"This year, professionals worldwide indicated that information security is now being perceived as a business enabler rather than a business expense, and as a result, they are increasingly being included in strategic discussions with the most senior levels of management," Rolf Moulton, president and CEO of ISC said.
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