UK organisations have been invited to run courses based on materials developed by Socitm for the EU-funded iScan initiative

The Society of Information Technology Management has developed a framework for passing on IT security skills.

It has issued an invitation to UK organisations to run programmes based on the materials it developed for the EU-funded iScan initiative, it said on 29 June, 2007.

This follows the materials' validation at a meeting for the consortium in Greece in early June.

iScan is a certification scheme for knowledge and experience in information security, which targets all the links in the security chain. It is aimed at professionals and employees of all levels in the IT sector in public and private organisations across the EU.

The project is creating training courses for different levels of expertise and a certification standard. The courses might be delivered in-house or by dedicated training providers.

Mark Brett, who is leading the project for Socitm, said: "Electronic networks and information systems are an essential part of citizens' daily lives and are fundamental to the success of the EU economy."

"Convergence and interconnectivity is part of this and notwithstanding the benefits, there is a constant threat of intentional attacks against information systems. These can take a wide variety of forms including illegal access, spread of malicious code and denial of service attacks. It is possible to launch an attack from anywhere in the world, to anywhere in the world, at any time… By supporting skills development in this area, iScan will help reduce the risks to IT security," Brett added.

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