Becoming an Active Member of Your Local Security Chapter
Relatively recently, (ISC)² started a chapter program, and chapters are springing up all over. Find a local chapter here: http://www.isc2.org/chapters/
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Many other security organizations around the world also have local chapters, perhaps in or near your community. Here’s a short list of some organizations that you may be interested in:
International Systems Security Association (ISSA): www.issa.org
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA): www.isaca.org
Society for Information Management (SIM): www.simnet.org
InfraGard: www.infragard.net
Electronic Crimes Task Force: www.secretservice.gov/ectf.shtml
Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP): www.owasp.org
ASIS International: www.asisonline.org
High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA): www.htcia.org
Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS): www.rims.org
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA): www.theiia.org
Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII): www.drii.org
Computer Technology Investigators Network (CTIN): www.ctin.org
Local security groups provide excellent opportunities to find peers in other organizations and to discover more about your trade. Many people find that the contacts they make as part of their involvement with local security organizations can be especially valuable when looking for new career opportunities.
You certainly can find many, many more security organizations that have local chapters, beyond the ones we include in the preceding list. Ask your colleagues and others about security organizations and clubs in your community. If you can’t find one, start one!