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Our major annual security education day is on Thursday 27 October 2011
Planned as an interactive day for participants to share observations and recommendations, on aspects of Information and IT Security, such as how security is viewed, understood, and managed in the real world.
Where: Ernst & Young, Level 24, Majestic Centre, Willis Street, Wellington
When: Thursday 27 October 2011: Registration from 8am, Sessions start at 8.30am
How much: ISACA, IIA, & 1st Tuesday Members NZ$95 +GST
Non-members: NZ$155 +GST
Programme
You can view the full programme and speakers here.
The programme is also downloadable from the link below.
Topic: Cyber Security Plan for Government Information and Assets
The presentation will describe the Cyber Security Plan for Government Information and
Assets (the Plan), covering the broader context in which the Plan sits, and an overview
of the whole-of-government approach being taken to cyber security in New Zealand.
Length of presentation: 30 mins + question time
Presenter: Jonathon Berry - Information Assurance and Cyber Security, Government
Communications Security Bureau. Retired Army Officer with 16 years experience in armoured, signals and electronic warfare disciplines. Four operational tours; Angola, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan. Jonathon is presently at the GCSB in an Information Assurance liaison role. In this capacity Jonathon is performing the out reach function to government agencies for the Cyber Security Plan for Government Information and Assets.
IIANZ Lunchtime Session (13.10 – 14.00)
Topic: Privacy Audits
Presenters : Katrine Evans, Assistant Privacy Commissioner and
Neil Sanson, Data Matching Compliance Adviser, Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Katrine will discuss the implications from the Law Commission's report for internal
auditors - particularly the possibility of privacy audits. Neil will briefly outline the current
audit requirements around information matching, and will explain the guidance available for how ISACA and IIA members can manage those risks.
Katrine lectured at Victoria University of Wellington Law Faculty from 1995-2004,
specialising in privacy, tort and media law. In August 2004 she joined the Office of
the Privacy Commissioner as Assistant Commissioner (Legal). She is the Privacy
Commissioner's chief legal counsel, and also manages the litigation,policy, technology
and communications functions of the Office. Neil has a background in IT audit in the government and private sectors. His current role is to monitor authorised data matching activities between government agencies, review proposals for new data matching arrangements, and consider the potential impacts of new applications of technology.
The Wellington ISACA & IIA lunchtime education sessions for 2011 are being held jointly on the last Friday of each month.
Registrations
For catering purposes please register your interest, also any special dietary requirements
ISACA chapter members have a wonderful—and rare—opportunity to have their
voice heard, contribute to the profession and earn up to 10 free CPEs! COBIT 5 documents are available for public comment at www.isaca.org/cobit5exposure. The deadline for comments has been extended to 18 September 2011 so we can incorporate feedback from as many professionals as possible.
These comments are extremely important, as they help ISACA validate the quality and acceptability of the COBIT 5 development work, which is critical to its position as a generally accepted reference source. All levels of participation are welcome, so members of your chapter can choose to comment on all or specific parts of the draft documents.
COBIT 5 will be a major evolution of the globally recognized COBIT guidance, incorporating the most up-to-date thinking in enterprise governance and management techniques. This is a unique opportunity for chapter members to be a vital part of guidance that is used and respected by many enterprises around the world.
ISACA have tried to make the review and comment process as efficient as possible. First, download the public exposure drafts for COBIT 5: The Framework and COBIT 5: Process Reference Guide at www.isaca.org/cobit5exposure. After reviewing the documents, use the questionnaire on the same web page to provide feedback. To add more details, please use the feedback form on the same site.
