March 23 - 27 is Business Continuity Awareness Week.  Many associations are providing free webinars and downloads to promote the awareness of Business Continuity throughout the world.  The Business Continuity Institute is hosting a series of 12 free webinars and virtual meetings throughout the world which will include surveys, case studies, analysis processes and much more.

NetSecure 09  IT Security and Forensics Conference and Expo - March 12 at the IIT campus in Wheaton.

Lisa DuBrock and Sally Smoczynski will present;  Beyond The Project: The New Role of ISO Standards in IT

This presentation will introduce three IT focused standards; ISO 27001 (Information Security Management System), ISO 20000 (IT Service Management) and BS25999 (Business Continuity Management System).  A brief description of each standard will be presented along with case studies of how each standard can optimize the efficiencies of projects while at the same meeting internal and external compliance requirements.  We will also talk about the value of implementing a management system of Plan, Do, Check, Act and how such a system will ensure that IT services and support will include processes for improvement, audit ability and accountability.

The Holistic Information Security Practitioner (HISP) training and certification supports our learning in compliance and information security by complementing other personal certifications we may already have such as CISSP, CISA, CISM and CFA.    HISP provides a good grounding in international best practices for information security and audit governance by integrating ISO 27000 standards along with ITIL, COBIT and COSO.  We all are aware of these control structures, but how do we work to create a holistic program for our organizations and customers and not disparate projects?

HISP courses are running throughout the US and on April 27 - May 1 Radian Compliance will host EFortress as they teach this course at our Naperville Training Center.  Click here for registration information and to learn more about the HISP certification.