ISACA Journal Editorial Calendar 2024

Volume 1, 2024 | January/February

Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 18 September 2023
**Articles Due: 18 October 2023

Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 21 November 2023
Art Due: 28 November 2023

Mail Date
2 January 2024

Bias in AI (demographics, inclusivity, governance) and the ethical implications
Ways professionals should not be using AI
How AI links to digital trust and transparency (e.g., in terms of deepfakes, misinformation)
The need to upskill/reskill to complement increasing AI and emergence of regulation
The potential impact of new regulations (e.g., the EU AI Act)
The role of an AI auditor
Weaponization of generative AI
Using AI for good/growth (e.g., to enhance security)
Best practices for putting guardrails around AI
AI shapes education/awareness training, but is also being weaponized.

Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 17 November 2023
**Articles Due: 18 December 2023

Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 19 January 2023
Art Due: 26 January 2023

Mail Date
1 March 2024

Breaking down operational barriers between IT/IS and the business
The operational side of looking at the data ecosystem end-to-end
Addressing the privacy, security, risk and operations of the entire data ecosystem (cross-border data transfer, data localization, globalization)
Data management: Understanding what data organizations have and why they have them
Privacy-enhancing technologies
Governance of data; going beyond compliance
Vertical challenges (e.g., those faced by the retail space)
How is operational governance different from digital trust?
Data management/governance takes on a different view depending on where one is in the ecosystem
Patchwork privacy laws: How to achieve compliance with numerous privacy laws and regulations

Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 19 January 2024
**Articles Due: 20 February 2024

Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 20 March 2024
Art Due: 27 March 2024

Mail Date
1 May 2024

What makes an enterprise resilient and successful and how do you measure those attributes?
How can digital trust be an enabler to building resilience?
Non-government assurance/public vs. private
Adapting and maintaining resilience through emergence; in a rapidly changing landscape
Unanticipated resilience scenarios and inadequate recovery strategies
Rethinking the definition of cybersecurity in an increasingly digital atmosphere
Gaining assurance on control areas such as critical infrastructure issues; critical infrastructure is not clearly defined globally

Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 15 March 2024
**Articles Due: 15 April 2024

Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 21 May 2024
Art Due: 28 May 2024

Mail Date
1 July 2024

How much should we (humans) rely on systems? (Consider the expression “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”)
Can we (humans) keep up with/learn as quickly as machines to achieve collaborative intelligence?
Secure development practices
Smart, secure applications and implementations of automation
How technology effects human sciences
Lifelong employability is the new lifelong learning (skills, education, moving interests, career roles); co-existing with and leveraging machines in your career path
Harnessing technology to become a leader in your domain
Changing roles and responsibilities in a digital world (e.g., the CISO)
The skills shortage/rising demand for IT risk professionals who can leverage the power of machines and new digital technologies
Cybersecurity talent management in the age of digital transformation
IT professional mental wellness and growth in a disruptive era of emerging technology burnout

Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 17 May 2024
**Articles Due: 17 June 2024

Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 23 July 2024
Art Due: 30 July 2024

Mail Date
3 September 2024

Expanding communication about risk to business impacts
How to integrate IT risk with enterprise risk management
Technology is an enabler, but business is responsible for risk
Supply chain risk/increasing supply chain complexity
Practical insights into prioritization and risk management
Effective board of directors technology risk oversight
Vulnerability management (e.g., legacy system risk)
Operational technology risk (e.g., IoT, IIoT, smart everything)
Complexities with mergers and acquisitions
Guidance on supplier/vendor/third party risk (including 4th nth supplier-level exposure, financial, environmental social governance [ESG], political)
Business process redesign—pulling operational risk into I&T. The line of demarcation (business vs. IT) continues to blur because tech is a business process enabler

Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 19 July 2024
**Articles Due: 19 August 2024

Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 20 September 2024
Art Due: 27 September 2024

Mail Date
1 November 2024

Time for Quantum thought leadership? Quantumania as a trend when looking at the development of security and controls
Potential for Quantum to synergize with AI
Disruption involves compliance, enforcement
External triggers—What to be aware of, what triggers are having impacts?
Auditing emerging technology
Opportunities and challenges of smart buildings and estates, smart everything; the Internet of behaviors (e.g., retail analytics, healthcare monitoring, smart cities)
The impact, security and privacy concerns of 5G
The roles of edge computing/fog computing in tech development, risk, security and privacy challenges
The rise and risk of digital twins and their applications
The dualism of disruptive and emerging technologies (i.e., the rewards/risk, ethical, privacy, security, governance challenges of cryptography/encryption, facial recognition technology, biometrics, Industry 4.0)
Anticipating, identifying and managing shadow/rogue IT