William Hugh Murray

Management Consultant and Information Assurance Trainer

Murray is a management consultant and trainer in information assurance, specializing in policy, governance and applications. He is a Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP) and chairman of the Governance and Professional Practices committees of (ISC)², the certifying body. He has more than 50 years of experience in information technology and more than 40 years in security. During more than 25 years with IBM, his management responsibilities included development of access control programs, advising IBM customers on security and the articulation of the IBM security product plan. He is the author of the IBM publication "Information System Security Controls and Procedures." He has been recognized as a founder of the systems audit field and by Information Security Magazine as a Pioneer in Computer Security. In 1999, he was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Information System Security Association. In 2007, he received the Harold F. Tipton Award in recognition of his lifetime achievement and contribution.

State of the CISO

Presented by Stephen R. Katz, CISSP , William Hugh Murray • May 29, 2019

Given current, turbulent conversations around physical and cybersecurity, it's hard to get an exact pulse on the state of the industry and where to start shoring up corporate processes to protect information. But with business and personal safety on the line, it's become increasingly important to be able to identify...

6 Sony Breach Lessons We Must Learn

William Hugh Murray • December 26, 2014

After the complete collapse of network security at Sony Pictures - in the wake of its data breach - it's important that we highlight some of the organization's fundamental security mistakes. Here's a macro view of the lessons we must all learn.