Press Release 24th April 2009 – Monday April 27th 2009 is the first day of Information Security Awareness Week.  The industry has created this week as a way to improve the UK’s understanding of information security by creating a number of initiatives.  Of course Information Security is an all year round activity, the idea of the week is raise awareness of the issues,  what can happen to organisations that get it wrong, and where organisations and individuals can find the resources to enable people, process and technology to get information security right.  Behind the week are many of the biggest movers and shakers in the Information security Industry who form the Information Security Awareness Forum. www.theisaf.org

Events taking place during Information Security Awareness Week include:

• 27th April Free SANS awareness online training course made available worth US$ 154, download the activation key and details from www.theisaf.org
• 27th April ASIS European Conference, Montreux , Switzerland
• 28th April Infosecurity Europe, London UK - the number one Information security event provide an unrivalled education programme, new products & services from over 300 exhibitors and over 11,000 visitors from every segment of the industry. www.infosec.co.uk
• 28th April RT Hon David Blunkett MP, Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside, House of Commons – keynote on The Rapidly Changing Face Of Cybersecurity – What Dangers For 2012.
• 28th April launch of the ISAF guidance for locating online awareness resources
• 28th April Debate on Who Should Police The Global Internet with Charlie McMurdie, Detective Superintendent, Police Central e-Crime Unit Project ; Philip Virgo, Secretary General, EURIM; and RT Hon Alun Michael, MP
• 28th April launch of the ISAF Security Awareness Beer Mat campaign
• 28th-30th April  Cybersecurity KTN and ISAF jointly run a competition to win a Netbook
• 29th April ISAF Security Expert Forum on Social Engineering: Techniques & Mitigation with Peter Wood from ISACA, Dr David King, Joint Deputy Chair, ISSA - UK Advisory Board & Chair, Information Security Awareness Forum, Mr Ian McKinnon, Board Member, Information Security Awareness Forum, Mr John Colley, Managing Director, EMEA, (ISC)2.
• 30th April ASIF Press conference on convergence of security with Dr David King, Joint Deputy Chair, ISSA - UK Advisory Board & Chair ISAF; James Willison, Convergence Lead, ASIS UK; Sarb Sembhi, President, ISACA, London; Martin Smith, Chair of the Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG); Stephen Jackman Director of Global Security for Barclays Capital.

 

"Information security awareness continues to be challenging for many organisations. Raising the level of awareness is an ongoing and continuous focus of the Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF).   The ISAF is delighted to introduce the 2nd Information Security Awareness Week event.  This event will provide a focus for awareness activities for suppliers and consumers of advice, will give experts an opportunity for those promoting awareness to collaborate for greater effectiveness, and will deliver a platform for launching initiatives on which to build and whose benefits are expected to continue for the coming weeks and months." - Dr David King, Chair of the Information Security Awareness Forum

 

“Infosecurity Europe is taking part in Information Security Awareness week in April 2009 and as the largest event in Europe dedicated to improving information security for business, government and other large organisation has an education programme dedicated to improving awareness.  At the show as well as over 100 seminars and keynotes we have the new security Cafes and Security Expert Forums in which the ISAF is taking part,  The ISAF is co-ordinating the activity of the organisations and groups who are responsible for helping UK government, business and citizens to prevent information security breaches, identity theft, and electronic crime.  I am delighted that Infosecurity Europe is taking part in this initiative, by contributing our skills and resources to compliment those of all the other different bodies.” Tamar Beck, Group Event Director, Infosecurity Europe 2009 www.infosec.co.uk

 

The Information Security Awareness Forum was borne out of the ISSA-UK Advisory Board which identified the need for co-ordination activity within security awareness, and supported an awareness group to explore the agenda and identify specific actions that could be undertaken to make a difference. Founding members of the forum included the ISSA, ASIS ISACA, Infosecurity Europe, (ISC)2, the IISP, EURIM, Get Safe Online and SANS.

 

ENDS

 

Information Security Awareness Forum Members

 

ASIS International

http://www.asisonline.org/

 

British Computer Society

http://www.bcs.org

 

Communications Management Association

http://www.thecma.com

Cyber Security KTN

www.cybersecurity-ktn.com

 

EURIM

http://www.eurim.org.uk/

 

Get Safe Online

http://www.getsafeonline.org/

 

The Institute of Information Security Professionals

http://www.instisp.org/

 

Information Assurance Advisory Council

http://www.iaac.org.uk/

 

The Institution of Engineering and Technology

http://www.theiet.org

 

The Information Security Forum

https://www.securityforum.org/index.htm

 

ISACA

http://www.isaca.org/security

 

Information Systems Security Association

http://www.issa-uk.org/

 

Infosecurity Europe

https://www.infosec.co.uk

 

(ISC)²

http://www.isc2.org

 

(ISC)² Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center

https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/csam_resources.cgi

 

Institute for the Management of Information Systems

http://www.imis.org.uk/

 

The IUA Digital Risk Working Party

http://www.iua.co.uk

 

Jericho Forum

http://www.opengroup.org/jericho/

 

National e-Crime Prevention Centre         

http://necpc.org.uk/

 

National Computing Centre

http://www.ncc.co.uk/         

 

Police Central e-Crime unit     

http://www.met.police.uk/pceu/index.htm

 

SANS

http://www.sans.org/

 

The Security Awareness Special Interest Group

http://www.thesasig.com

 

Worshipful Company of Information Technologists

http://www.wcit.org.uk/Home

 

ISSA-UK is the founder and primary supporter of the Information Security Awareness Forum