Begin the CastleQuest: Powered by Waters Edge

At Waters Edge, we found information security can be drawn upon as a strength, or exposed as a weakness -- with the right tools. Daily, case law reveals the destructive results of insufficient management of information resources. Companies now find costly liabilities in their records management solutions that were unknown five years ago. Courts have demanded those who defend these liabilities, CIOs, IT, and lawyers, must serve their clients at the cutting edge of technology -- regardless of their training or experience.

We believe this is not unlike the ancient strategies of attack and defense in siege warfare, where the risks of poor security involved every facet of the organization.

Just as those in the past built stone walls to defend their resources and leadership, companies today are finding proper management of digital information critical to defend their assets -- and protect their leaders. Similarly, invaders found success in breaching these walls only after they could plan around the weaknesses in their target's defenses. Opposing counsel must also create such plans to expose and exploit their target's failures in information security.

Like the warfare that surrounded the castles of antiquity, stakes and costs are high. The same innovation that created the defensive tactics of moats and boiling oil is required by companies to demonstrate their mastery of information security and trusted information. Likewise, the same meticulous testing that revealed poorly-built walls and undefended tunnels is required by opposing counsel to expose those with weak standards of compliance to the full range of punishment courts are willing to administer.

This battle requires tools that are intelligent, dynamic, and persistently effective. We believe you will find these tools in the CastleQuest system. Our maps will graphically illustrate the process-based approach to information security required to effectively demonstrate compliance, or a lack thereof, with the constantly-changing standards information management. Our QUEENS (Questions for Examination) maps will arm the professional with the "tough" questions their company or client might face -- or ask -- in a legal proceeding. CastleQuest is prepared to excel within the new climate of information security: Enroll in CastleQuest and say the same.

Welcome to Waters Edge.

Waters Edge Consulting, LLC was established in June 2006 by Jeffrey Ritter, globally recognized for his leadership and contributions to shaping the world of digital information. Waters Edge is unique in our ability to bring together into an integrated analytical framework the converging fields of IT governance, information security, legal risk and the use of standards and rule-based design methods to develop pragmatic solutions that enhance overall enterprise risk management and produce trusted information assets.

We have started this blog to establish trusted information assets in a more interactive forum. The discussion of digital information is a dynamic one; we understand that collaboration in the blog format is simply another way to enhance the depth and perspective of our content. Waters Edge does not take the concept of "Thought Leadership" lightly -- as you will see in the following posts, we have developed unique tools to solve the difficult questions of trusted information and information security. We know the next step involves finding and working with like minds to find the answers to the questions yet unasked.

Welcome to Waters Edge.