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A collection of influential UK groups and industry bodies associated with information security have agreed to form the Information Security Awareness Forum, which, as the name suggests, aims to enhance the awareness and understanding of information security threats within UK organisations.
According to the Forum one of the biggest problems facing organisations and individuals is a lack of information security awareness with people either not knowing about, ignoring or circumventing security processes and technical countermeasures. Lack of awareness has been the main cause of some of the most impactful security incidents in the UK in the last 12 months.
The Information Security Awareness Forum is pooling the expertise and resources of the following organisations:
* (ISC)2
* British Computer Society (BCS)
* Communications Management Association (CMA)
* European Information Society Group (EURIM)
* GetSafeOnline
* The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
* Infosecurity Europe
* Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC)
* Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS)
* Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP)
* IUA Digital Risk Working Party
* Jericho Forum
* Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG)
* Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT)
* Information Security Forum (ISF)
* Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
* ASIS International (ASIS)
* Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
"For a number of years, security awareness has been on the agenda for many organisations and more recently the emphasis has been on end-users and consumers. In spite of this, lack of awareness continues to be a major contributor to security breaches. Often there is overlap in messages. There are also gaps. Most of all there has been a distinct lack of coordination across the providers of advice. The Information Security Awareness Forum has been formed to coordinate and build on existing work and initiatives, to improve their overall effectiveness, and ultimately to increase the level of security awareness in the UK that will help protect us all," stated Dr David King, chair of the Information Security Awareness Forum.
•Date: 20th February 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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