'G Cloud' offers new approach to security, gov't told
News Information security experts have said the government can take advantage of the G Cloud project to improve practices in the field. John Colley, European managing director for ISC2, the certification body for information security professionals, and...
[October 21, 2009, 10:12]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback Ahh yes, yet ANOTHER group trying to get on the 'We Secure IT Security" band-wagon. The ISC2 is already doing this, as are a myriad of other organisations. Why do we need yet another organisation? I agree that IT Security professionals should be...
[January 16, 2006, 23:26]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback This new group appears to be for those without any security qualifications. Security professionals that already have qualifications are members of ISC2 or ISACA or ISSA. Now we have ISSP, whats next ISSQ?
[February 17, 2006, 14:05]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback As another “latest" and "best ever" security certification hits the already saturated security certification space, one asks is it really needed. With vendor neutral certifications, not to mention the ubiquitous vendor ones already available one...
[February 22, 2006, 22:51]
Should We Object to the Recent Tide of Data Legislation?
Blog It was interesting to read in this morning’s Guardian objections to proposals for the Data Communications’ Bill (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/21/freedomofinformation.civilliberties) to create a central database of recorded...
[May 22, 2008, 9:12]
Security is moving beyond the perimeter
Blog I was reading some of the early results from our 2008 (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study recently and was quite interested to see that more companies are deploying cryptography and storage security.
[April 17, 2008, 14:48]
Government as Role Model?
Blog I was reading the article about the Home Office breaching the data protection act and it got me thinking about the recent meeting I and a number of other information security professionals had with Eleanor Laing, MP discussing and advising on what...
[February 4, 2009, 12:55]
Should a security professional have a legal background?
Blog My own experience and talking to colleagues has prompted me to wonder whether the day has arrived that security professionals will need a legal background. The information security management professional is under increasing pressure to cope with...
[August 21, 2008, 22:50]
