The Information Systems Security Officers Guide: Establishing and Managing an Information Protection Program

Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, it is in "future shock."—Alvin Toffler ^[1]

Chapter Objective

The objective of this chapter, "21st-Century Challenges for the ISSO," is to look into the future and discuss the challenges to the ISSO and the risks to information systems and information as we begin the 21st century.

^[1]Alvin Toffler (1928-), U.S. writer. Future Shock (1970). Taken from Microsoft Encarta World English Dictionary.