Message from the President
Dear Member,
I hope you are all enjoying the Olympics and are as proud as I am to count Team GB as one of the world’s best athletic teams, with only USA and China ahead of Team GB in the medals table it’s been a great excuse for people not to do any work. London has been empty. Boris told us all to keep away. No doubt there will be a pile of security incidents for us to deal with upon our return!
August is a quiet month for us and we don’t plan any events, conscious that members are taking a break, but September and beyond, things kick back into action.
On September 6th, we are running the FutureShock! event, featuring Mike Neumann, Lt Col Bill Hagestad (RET), Check Point, and a panel full of the UK’s top CISOs.
On September 7th we are running a very unique workshop – “21st Century Chinese Cyber Warfare”, tackling the issue of APTs co-ordinated by China. We offer ISSA-UK members a hefty discount and the opportunity to learn how to tackle the threat from nation states, in amongst your peers in an informal workshop environment. Places are limited for both events, and please book quick if you are interested.
On September 20th, we have a regional event in Bristol – if you would like to help out or have a topic that you’re especially keen on talking about, do get in touch and will do what we can to accommodate you.
If you’ve not yet joined the ISSA-UK LinkedIn group, please do, as we will be posting last minute offers and updates on the site.
Finally, we are looking for help on the team, both with Events and Sponsorship. Please do get in touch if you are interested, as elections are coming up soon and you may be able to get yourself a prestigious position on the board
As always, stay secure and look forward to seeing you soon.
Best wishes,
Tim Holman
Partner Event
5th to 7th September, London
Last September the inaugural 44Con security conference was held at the Grange City Hotel to critical acclaim. ISSA-UK has arranged for a special discount for all of its members who wish to attend it this year. With an infosec day, two technical days, and pre-conference training, there should be something here for everyone.
This year the conference is bigger and better, being held at the Millennium Gloucester Conference Centre in Kensington from the 5th – 7th September 2012. ISSA is happy to be able to offer its members a 15% discount, granting reduced admission to what is rapidly becoming THE annual technical security conference within the United Kingdom.
The discount is available for three, two, or one day tickets. Please use the link below to activate it.
http://44con-2012.eventbrite.com/?discount=44Con2012-ISSA-abf5eede7
Partner Event
Winter SASIG “Security – why should anyone listen to us?”
Hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 7 More London Riverside, London SE1 2RT
30th October 2012, 8:45am to 3:30pm
One of the toughest challenges faced by the CSO and CISO is building the case for investment in security and fraud prevention.
Meanwhile in a period of austerity the search is always on for ways to cut costs. Security and fraud prevention are often seen as easy targets at the very time when companies are particularly vulnerable to the whole range of traditional and emerging internal and external security threats, and when the need for our services is even greater. The C-Suite cannot afford to ignore the threats to the business but it is often difficult to get their attention. For them a thorough business case for investment in security and fraud prevention is an essential rather than an optional extra.
At the Winter SASIG we will be exploring:
- The importance of a long-term strategic, business focussed approach to security and fraud prevention
- How to get the attention of our C-Suite colleagues over the noise of the many other urgent business challenges, and achieve their buy-in
- How to show that effective security risk management and fraud prevention can be both business enablers and a contributor to profits/the bottom line
- How to demonstrate ROI for our security and fraud prevention programmes through effective measurement
Please register using the new registration form by visiting the following link http://bit.ly/L85L6N or calling +44 (0)1234 708456.
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