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To
provide a forum where persons with a common interest in Information
Security can meet to improve their knowledge, both through a planned
programme of activities and by the informal exchange of experiences
between members |
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To
hold a regular series of meetings and seminars together with an annual
conference, to publish a magazine and to run a website for its members |
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To
raise awareness of the prevalent threats to information and to
provide practical advice on methods and techniques for countering such
threats |
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To
support initiatives designed to influence the development of commercially
available, and affordable, Information Security products and services |
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To
assist in developing the policy, and drafting the legislation, standards
and guidelines necessary to achieve and sustain a minimum acceptable level
of Information Security throughout the UK |
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To
monitor (and publicise to members) trends in computer misuse, as well as
the ethical issues arising from such misuse |
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To
encourage and support research and study in all areas of Information
Security. |
