Welcome to the ISSA UK Chapter Website

With active participation from individuals and chapters all over the world, the Information Systems Security Association ( ISSA ) is the largest international, not-for-profit association specifically for information security professionals.

THE ISSA UK CHAPTER HAS BEEN VOTED CHAPTER OF THE YEAR 2005 and 2006

It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. It is also the ‘preferred partner’ of (ISC)2 for CISSPs & SSCPs

EURIM Information: Director's Guides to Managing Information Risks

The Directors' Guides to Managing Information Risk are now available on the IAAC
website Guides.

These were among the first target deliverables of the new Information Security Awareness Forum and were published yesterday.

There are eight in all, each one sides of A5, with no unreadable small print.
There is therefore no excuse for ignoring their contents, provided they are well publicised and widely circulated.

The three on organisation issues - www.iaac.org.uk/Portals/0/23176_DIAN_A5_ORGAN_15_4.pdf cover::
- Why Information Risk is a board level issue
- Realising the benefits
- Regualtion and Legislation

The two on people issues - http://www.iaac.org.uk/Portals/0/23176_DIAN_A5_PEOPLE_15_4.pdf cover:
- Governance and structures
- Creating a strong information handling culture

The three on process issues process.

The guides do not carry a copyright notice and although folder for the printed version carries one it also says, in much larger print "Please share them with the other organisations you work with, your suppliers, partners and customers"

ISSA-UK E-Newsletter for April 2008

Message from the UK Chapter President

Dear Members,

I would like to start this month by thanking John Walker and the other ISSA
members of the Expert Panel who met and commented on the Government¹s
response to the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee enquiry on
Personal Internet Safety. Their excellent work was presented by EURIM
directly to the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee. The type of
work contributes directly to our mission of being a strong voice of
Information Security in the UK.

Infosecurity Europe 2008 (22-24th April) is Europe¹s most comprehensive
convergence of information security professionals and of course we will be
there in force. ISSA has several speaking slots including myself and our
ISSA International President - Howard Schmidt as part of the Infosecurity
Europe Hall of Fame. We will publish on our website the dates & times when
both myself and Howard will be available on the stand.

Thank you for those who have volunteered to help man the stand. We are still
looking for more and all who do so will get a free ISSA-UK polo shirt! If
you are willing and able to help out then please can you email
events@issa-uk.org

This is a great opportunity for new members to sign up. As well as our rich
benefits package we will have additional incentives for those who sign up on
the day. We strongly encourage you to bring your colleagues and friends too!

Howard, myself and the other members of the ISSA-UK Management Team, are
very much looking forward to seeing you on the stand B112 (on the ground
floor just to the left of the entrance).

Best regards,
Geoff Harris - ISSA UK President

This Month's Hot Topics:

1 UK Chapter meetings in 2007:

UK Chapter meetings in 2008 will be hosted by KPMG (2nd Thursday in the month)

Please put the above dates in your diaries.
*KPMG Blackfriars -
http://www.kpmg.co.uk/about/offices/PDF_maps/308889b_Salisbury_Square_2007_web.pdf
** KPMG Canary Wharf
http://www.kpmg.co.uk/about/offices/PDF_maps/308897b_Canada_Sq._office_locator__2007_web_rev1.pdf

Details (content) of each meeting will be posted on the events page and included
in e-newsletters six weeks prior to each event.

2. For latest Discount news
visit: http://www.issa-uk.org/memberbenfit.html for current updates, news and details.

3. ISSA -UK/EMEA promoted "Security Days"
(6 CPEs - no admittance charge for ISSA members)

The 2008 programme & dates is as follows:

• 10th of April - Bletchley Park
• 10th of July - Technology & Expert Panels
• 9th of October - Microsoft (London)

Please add these dates to your diaries. Full details will be posted six
weeks prior to the event.

4. E-Symposium (online) - earn 6 CPEs - join ISSA and its partner
(BrightTalk)
All 2007 e-symposiums have been archived and are viewable at your
convenience:

http://www.issa.e-symposium.com/

3rd of April - Access and Identity Management

5. ISSA -UK & media partner / associate¹ - calendar of events:
http://www.issa-uk.org/events.htm

SANS "DUBLIN 2008" - 7th-12th April
http://www.sans.org/dublin08

Information Security Awareness Week Webinar - 21st April
The Information Security Awareness Forum has partnered with BrightTalk to
deliver a webinar on information security awareness
http://isaf.brighttalk.com/

InfoSecurity Europe - 22nd-24th April - Olympia, London
http://www.infosec.co.uk/

See events page for our stand and speaker details.

Digital Forensics Module - Nottingham Trent University
The course is aimed to run in Q2 08, and the 5 day course is expected be
£2000 per delegate/student.
For any ISSA Members who are interested in attending, they will be subject
to a 10% discount.

For more information contact John Walker on: jon@secure-bastion.co.uk

MAY:
National security in a borderless world - 14th & 15th May - Copenhagen,
Denmark
Register Online at: http://www.smi-online.co.uk/ts10.asp

ISSA Scotland - Edinburgh Regional Meeting -19th of May - KPMG Edinburgh

JUNE:
Financial Services Technology - Operational Risk - 5th June
http://www.cirmagazine.com/riskhorizons
50% discount for ISSA UK members. Please contact Louis Gamon
(louis.gamon@issa-uk.org) to register

SC Conference - 10th of June - Thistle Marble Arch, London
ISSA members are eligible for a 20% discount off the full rate of attendance
at SC magazine¹s acclaimed Stamp Out Data Leakage conference on 10th June
2008 in London. The event features SC¹s strongest speaker line-up yet,
including global security chiefs from organisations such as Vodafone,
Unilever and Aviva.

They will be offering vital learnings on such issues as raising staff
awareness, pinpointing key vulnerabilities and effective network access
systems to protect your information against what is statistically the
biggest chink in its armour ­ your workforce. Indeed staff error or
malpractice is currently responsible for around 80% of data leakage
incidents, so come along in June and find out how to put a stop to it once
and for all. View the full speaker line-up or claim your exclusive 20%
discount by quoting ³ISSA20³
http://www.stampoutdataleakage.com

MISti ³CISO Executive Summit² - Budapest - 11th-13th June
http://www.mistieurope.com/default.asp?page=65&Return=70&ProductID=6180

Financial Services Technology - IT Security - 24th June
http://www.fstech.co.uk/securityconference
50% discount for ISSA UK members. Please contact Louis Gamon
(louis.gamon@issa-uk.org) to register

6. ISSA-UK PARTNER - SearchSecurity
The ISSA UK Chapter would like to draw your attention to our new media
partner SearchSecurity.co.UK. Benefit from complimentary webcasts, white
papers, breaking industry news, plus find out how your salary stacks up with
the 2008 UK Salary Survey, yours at no cost as just one of the many benefits
that accompanies your membership.

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.co.uk/news/article/0,289142,sid180_gci12882
43,00.html?Offer=SEukissa320

7. ISSA-UK BLOG
The ISSA UK Chapter is launching an official blog to be hosted by ZDNet.
Stay tuned for more details.

8. SAI GLOBAL OFFER
SAI Global are offering an exclusive 10% discount to ISSA members to their
Secure Application Development program, this elearning program is designed
to give developers and software practitioners the knowledge they need to
build applications with security in mind.

This course is available to members of the ISSA UK Chapter at a 10% discount
until 31st December 2008. For more details on what¹s covered in the course
or to arrange an online demonstration, contact SAI Global on 01926 854111,
or visit their website at http://www.saiglobal.com/compliance/ISSA.

Current ISSA UK Member Benefits

We are proud to offer our members the following benefits:

• Free Subscription to Infosecurity Today
• Discounted insurance for members of the ISSA
• Training Camp - 10% discount on all course (CISSP, Cisco, Checkpoint etc)
• MIS Training - 10% Discount on all Conferences and Symposiums
• 30% Discounts on both O'Reilly and John Wiley & Sons publications
• 10% Discount on Alderbridge Consulting
• 20% Discount at Pearson Books
• 10% Discount for 7Safe Training Courses
• 10% Discount for training programs by Vogon International
• 10% off "Sophos Malware Analysis" course
• 10% discount for ISSA for SANS Training.
  

An example of the ISSA Monthly Journal is now available for public download, just click on the image below to obtain your free copy of ISSA Journal - April 2007.

For full details of how to join ISSA and membership benefits, click here.

We are currently providing a limited ISSA UK website, for further information about ISSA and ISSA UK please see the worldwide ISSA website at ISSA.ORG, the europeon webite at www.issa-emea.org or contact us at webmaster@issa-uk.org.