March 2, 2005—Three leading security associations are forming an alliance to address the management of risks and emerging regulations requiring a more thorough, enterprise-wide approach to security.
The alliance of ASIS International (ASIS), the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) brings together more than 80,000 global security professionals with a broad base of security backgrounds and skills to address these issues, say the organizations.
The need for this alliance is related to the significant increase and complexity of security-related risks to international commerce from terrorism, cyber attacks, Internet viruses, theft, fraud, extortion and other threats that require corporations to develop a more comprehensive approach to protect the enterprise.
A critical step in the development of this integrated approach is to ensure all functions within the enterprise work together to identify and mitigate risks, and to effectively manage security-related incidents when they occur, in order to reduce their impact on people, profitability and property.
The alliance will also advance its objectives through research, executive seminars and other educational offerings to benefit security and other business executives.
For more information, visit the ASIS Web site.
