Information Security Agenda - Kevin Richards, President of ISSA

With Howard Schmidt's appointment as national cybersecurity coordinator, his role as president of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has been filled by Kevin Richards, a risk management advisor with Crowe Horwath. In an exclusive interview, Richards discusses: Top agenda items for ISSA in 2010; Biggest information security threats; Best opportunities for information security professionals. Richards has served on the ISSA International Board since 2003, initially in a global chapter relations capacity and then as the international vice president since 2007. A past president of the Chicago ISSA Chapter, Richards is an information security and risk management advisor for Crowe Horwath with more than 18 years of experience in information security, business continuity and enterprise risk management. His expertise ranges from risk analysis and program design to information security and business continuity program development and leading practices.