About the Information Security Forum

Founded in 1989, the Information Security Forum (ISF) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that supplies authoritative opinion and guidance on all aspects of information security. By harnessing a combination of in-house expertise and the collective knowledge and experience of more than 300 members around the globe, the ISF delivers practical solutions to overcome wide-ranging security challenges affecting business information today.

The ISF is owned by its members and is a democratic body, governed by an elected council and executive of members.

MISA Ontario is a member of the ISF and as such, all members of MISA are entitled to the benefits provided by the ISF. These benefits include research papers and reports, tools and methodologies. The ISF is also a forum for knowledge and information exchange. It provides free education in the form of one- or two-day seminars, usually twice a year, in eastern North America.

More than 300 professionals and managers within the MISA Ontario membership have taken advantage of these services, and have access to many useful tools and reports provided by the ISF. If you have information security initiatives getting under way, or you are looking for information to develop an information security strategy or policy, the ISF could be a very valuable resource for you.

Topics of recent reports include Information Leakage, Threat Horizon 2010, and the Role of Information Security in the Enterprise. The ISF Security Healthcheck is also a valuable tool that provides you with an estimate of your security posture with just a few hours of work.

Municipalities interested in finding out more should contact Brian Whitelaw at bwhitelaw@london.ca. Brian is the MISA Ontario representative for the ISF, and will be delighted to provide you with more information and set you up with access to the valuable array of services provided by the ISF.

For more information on what the ISF does, please follow this link. https://www.securityforum.org/