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Membership Benefits


ISSA membership gives you a professional edge, enabling you to obtain education at minimal cost, network with your peers and earn CPE credits through participation in Chapter and training events throughout the year.

ISSA membership signifies that you are:

  • Connected to a highly regarded organization
  • Part of a network of global peers
  • Committed to professional growth and advancement

ISSA-UK Members enjoy the following benefits.

ISSA-UK Events

Free attendance at regional meetings and security training days providing valuable CPE's as well as access to industry best practice and information exchange

Conferences & Training

Discounts on numerous partner events: e.g. RSA Europe, SANS, MISti, Gartner, Black Hat and (ISC)2 / Training Camp.

Webcasts and E-Symposiums

Free quarterly e-symposia worth 3 CPEs and monthly webcasts.

Mentoring

ISSA-UK operate a mentoring scheme to provide valuable career advice and information security guidance. There are opportunities for both Mentors and Mentees.

Bookstore

Discounts on many Information Security publications, books and free subscriptions

ISSA Journal

Free monthly magazine (the "JOURNAL")

Sponsor Discounts

Free and discounted security products & services from our Sponsors.

Leadership Opportunities

Serve on ISSA boards and committees at regional, country & international levels

Expert Panels

Have your say and contribute to the advisory work we provide to parliament and other organisations

Networking

Share advice, seek assistance, expert panels, round table discussions and new career opportunities
   
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Complimentary Security and Compliance Assessment
ISSA UK Chapter members will be able to undertake their own security assessment using the QualysGuard Security and Compliance Suite consisting of

 

  • Vulnerability Management,
  • Policy Compliance,
  • PCI Compliance,
  • Web Application Scanning, and two new services
  • Malware Scanning and
  • Go Secure

 

Members wishing to undertake the free 14-day trial at their home will be able to assess their public IP address; members wishing to trial QualysGuard at their place of work will also be able to the QualysGuard Scanner Appliance for assessment of systems upon their internal network. Terms and conditions of trial are available upon request. Please email administration@issa-uk.org with your interest and details will be relayed to Qualys who will contact you without delay.

 

Further information about the QualysGuard services is available at http://www.qualys.com/

 

Dummies Pack
Qualys have recently added authored another ‘For Dummies’ guide and are willing to make copies available to ISSA UK Chapter members while stocks last.  To receive a Dummies Pack incorporating the following guide, please email administration@issa-uk.org with your interest and details will be relayed to Qualys who will swiftly forward these on.

 

  • PCI Compliance for Dummies,
  • IT Compliance for Dummies (hot off the press) and
  • Vulnerability Management for Dummies. 

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    Qualys will also be raffling at Chapter meetings a number of topical books written by leading experts in the information security community including Seven Deadliest Web Application Attacks authored by Mike Shema and ModSecurity Handbook: The Complete Guide to the Popular Open Source Web Application Firewall by Ivan Ristic.

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    		As a member of ISSA, we are excited to offer you complimentary access to SearchSecurity.co.UK, THE information resource for IT pros charged with securing their organizations infrastructure. Receive immediate access to a variety of resources including webcasts, white papers, expert articles, breaking industry news updated daily, security-specific email updates by topic and so much more. Our editors and independent experts cover all things security including: Application security management, messaging security, the threat landscape, data privacy and compliance, identity and access management, and network security.

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