ISC2(R) Releases Much-Anticipated 2007 Global Information Security Resource Guide.Popular Industry Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. Spans the Globe with Expanded Regional Content from Four New Countries SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- (ISC (1) (Internet Systems Consortium, Redwood City, CA www.isc.org) An organization founded by Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud and Rick Adams in 1994 and later sponsored by UUNET and other Internet companies. )2[R]("ISC-squared"), the non-profit global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers, today announced the release and immediate availability of its "2007 Resource Guide for Today's Information Security Professional, Global Edition" at the 2007 RSA Conference The RSA Conference is a Cryptography-related conference held annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. The RSA Conference started in 1991 as a forum for cryptographers to gather and share the latest knowledge and advancements in the area of Internet security. in San Francisco, Calif. In its fourth year of publication, this "must-have" reference tool for industry personnel has been expanded yet again to provide information security professionals with further career enhancement resources and professional opportunities from around the world. In addition to resource listings currently in the global guide, the 2007 version now includes listings from Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Macau and Tunisia. "As sophisticated threats to enterprises continue to rise throughout the world, the skills and knowledge of security professionals has become a key element in an organization's overall risk management strategy," said Howard A. Schmidt, an information security industry veteran and former cyber-security advisor to the White House. "The (ISC)2 Resource Guide is a comprehensive source for knowledge, training and professional networking for the international security community and plays a major role in keeping security professionals worldwide up-to-date on the most current industry best practices." The free 126-page guide -- which can be obtained in hard copy as a spiral-bound, pocket-sized booklet, or in electronic format as a CD or online PDF download -- is the information security industry's only comprehensive almanac, providing technical personnel and executives with one-stop access to a large compilation of information security-focused professional associations, conferences and trade shows, Websites, online and print publications and educational institutions and organizations in North, Central and South America and the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) and Asia-Pacific regions. The 2006 edition of the global guide proved vastly popular with information security professionals, who downloaded close to 200,000 copies from the (ISC)2 Website in the months following its release. Around the world, tens of thousands of additional hard copies were distributed to (ISC)2 members and attendees at trade shows and conferences held throughout the year and through direct request. "With each passing year, the (ISC)2 Resource Guide becomes more useful and more valuable, with greater anticipation of its release by the global information security community," said Ed Zeitler, CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computer security administered by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. , executive director of (ISC)2. "Demand for the guide has been significant; it remains the No. 1 download on our Website. Industry professionals around the world tell us that they carry it with them and reference it regularly." Several major industry players co-sponsored the 2007 Resource Guide, including Microsoft, Deloitte, Computer Associates, the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Information security professionals attending the 2007 RSA Conference can obtain a hard copy or CD version of the 2007 Resource Guide at various locations throughout the conference, including the (ISC)2 booth. More than 40,000 additional hard copy and CD guides are being delivered for distribution at the industry's top events in the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Asia, including Reed's international InfoSecurity conferences, RSA Conferences, Computer Security Institute's 34th Annual Computer Security Conference & Expo, MIS Training Institute's InfoSec World Conference & Expo, Government Security Expo and Conference (GOVSEC GOVSEC Government Security Expo & Conference ) and others. Attendees to the (ISC)2 CBK CBK Common Body of Knowledge CBK Commerzbank AG CBK Central Bank of Kuwait CBK Commercial Bank of Kuwait CBK Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse CBK Campus Beiaard Kring CBK Cannabis-Bundeskonferenz (Germany) Review Seminars will also receive a free copy, as will members of different information security associations. An electronic version can be obtained via download from (ISC)2and several other security-related organization Websites, the (ISC)2 member newsletter and select TechTarget electronic publications. For more information or to download the guide, please visit www.isc2.org/resourceguide. About (ISC)U The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. [(ISC)2[R]] is the internationally recognized Gold Standard for certifying information security professionals. Founded in 1989, (ISC)U has certified over 48,000 information security professionals in 129 countries. Based in Palm Harbor, Fla., with offices in Vienna, Virginia, USA, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, (ISC)2 issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a vendor-neutral certification governed by the non-profit International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (commonly known as (ISC)²). (CISSP([R])) and related concentrations, Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP(CM)), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is a vendor-neutral Information Security certification governed by the non-profit International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (commonly known as ISC2). (SSCP (1) (System Services Control Point) A controlling program in an SNA domain. It resides in the host and is a component within VTAM. See also SCCP. ([R])) credentials to those meeting necessary competency requirements. The CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP([R]), CISSP-ISSAP([R]) and SSCP are among the first information technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC)U also offers a continuing professional education program, portfolio of education products and services based upon (ISC)2's CBK([R]), a taxonomy of information security topics and is responsible for the annual (ISC)U Global Information Security Workforce Study. More information is available at www.isc2.org. [c] 2007, (ISC)2 Inc. (ISC)U, CISSP, SSCP, ISSAP ISSAP Information System Security Architecture Professional ISSAP Islamic Social Services Association of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) , ISSEP ISSEP Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISC2) ISSEP Informatics in Secondary Schools - Evolution and Perspectives ISSEP Integrated Systems and Software Engineering Process and CBK are registered certification marks and CAP is a service mark of (ISC)U, Inc. |
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