The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) is an Australian-based professional membership association, charity, not-for-profit and peak industry body that seeks to facilitate the development of a robust

information security Information security is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management. It typically involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized or inappropriate access to data ...

sector by building the capacity of professionals in Australia and advancing the cyber security and safety of the Australian public as well as businesses and governments in Australia.

Overview

Established in 1999, AISA has a membership of over 11,500 individuals. AISA is an

organisation An organization or organisation ( Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is an entity—such as a company, or corporation or an institution ( formal organization), or an association—comprising one or more people and having a pa ...

for individuals rather than companies and aims to maintain an unbiased view of

in Australia. AISA seeks to cater to all domains of the information security industry with a particular focus on sharing expertise from the field at meetings, focus groups and networking opportunities around Australia.

Vision

AISA works towards a vision where people, businesses and governments are educated about the risks and dangers of cyber attacks and

data theft Data theft is the unauthorized duplication or deletion of an organization's electronic information. Data theft is a growing phenomenon primarily caused by system administrators and office workers with access to technology such as database server ...

, and to enable them to take all reasonable precautions to protect themselves. AISA has branches in all Australian states and territories, including

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Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

Canberra Canberra ( ; ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the Federation of Australia, federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's list of cities in Australia, largest in ...

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

, Darwin and Hobart.

Activities

AISA hosts a 'cloud' branch that caters for individuals who are unable to attend in-person branch events. Meetings occur in each state every month and attract information security professionals, IT professionals, professionals from privacy, law and risk management, as well as enthusiasts and students from a wide cross-section of organisations. AISA hosts two major conferences annually, The Australian Cyber Conference. Conferences are hosted in Canberra and Melbourne every year. In addition, smaller conferences take place in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. AISA works closely with international cyber security and auditing organisations such as

(ISC)² International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or ISC2, is a non-profit organization which specializes in training and certifications for cybersecurity Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or info ...

ISACA ISACA is an international professional association focused on IT (information technology) governance. On its IRS filings, it is known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, although ISACA now goes by its acronym only.

, and IAPP.

References

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External links

Official Website
Professional associations based in Australia Computer security organizations