1. Professional Organizations
of Interest to Information
Security Professionals
BY : -
Shivani Gamit (Student@SCIT_2011-13)

2. • Professional Organization – Association of
Computing Machinery
• Web link – http://www.acm.org/
• Description – Code of 24 imperatives of
personal ethical responsibilities of security
professionals
• Focus – Ethics of security professionals

3. • Professional Organization – Information
Systems Audit and Control Association
• Web link –
https://www.isaca.org/Pages/default.aspx
• Description – One process area and six subject
areas that focus on auditing, information
security, business process analysis, and IS
planning
• Focus – Tasks and knowledge required of the
information systems audit professional

4. • Professional Organization – Information
Systems Security Association
• Web link – https://www.issa.org/
• Description – Professional association of
information systems security professionals;
provides education forums, publications, and
peer networking for members
• Focus – Professional security information
sharing

5. • Professional Organization – International
Information Systems Security Certification
Consortium (ISC)2
• Web link – https://www.isc2.org/
• Description – International consortium
dedicated to improving the quality of security
professionals
• Focus – Requires certificants to follow its
published code of ethics

6. • Professional Organization – SANS Institutes
Global Information Assurance Certification
• Web link – http://www.giac.org/
• Description – 12 individual technical
certifications that can be tied into six tracks,
or culminate in the capstone GIAC Security
Engineer certification
• Focus – Requires certificants to follow its
published code of ethics

7. Thank You