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Welcome to the first edition of our newsletter in 2007! - Dirk Bosmans (CEO Ascure) Dear, “As security professionals grow from purely IT-centric and technology-focused roles into information-centric and risk-focused roles, they need a new set of tools and processes to fulfill their responsibilities. As a result, security spending is on the rise again, and organizations across North America and Europe will spend 7.91% of their IT budgets on security, compared with 7.75% in 2006.” – Forrester Research
The title of this article is “The transition to Information Risk Management begins.” At Ascure, we have started this transition already 2 years ago, in early 2005. Why ? Because we strongly believe that a purely IT-centric or technology-focused view on (security) risks related to information, will only result in a one-dimensional solution.Information Risk Management is much more than IT security. People and processes are equally important as technology and the interaction between these 3 makes that Information Risk management should not be the responsibility of only your IT/technical people. Ascure is the only company that can provide truly independent advise on both the strategic, architectural and operational level of Information Risk Management. We can provide truly multi-disciplinary teams whose sole focus is the enablement of your business (growth) in a secure and compliant way.
In order to maintain the high quality of our people, we continually invest in training and education. This recently resulted in Ascure obtaining the “Gold Security Partnership” certification from Microsoft, the “PCI” certification from VISA/Mastercard (security assessments), the “Security Advisor” certification from the Ministry of Interior Affairs (Belgium) and the continued NATO Clearance. One of the key contributors to this continued education effort is our own Ascure Academy. Here (www.ascureacademy.eu) you can find further details on open courses that are organized in the future. Further in this edition you will find interesting article on SOA Security. Should you have any questions to any of the topics mentioned or with regards to how Ascure could support you in your Information Risk Management efforts, please do not hesitate to contact us ! Sincerely, Dirk Bosmans CEO Ascure Vote for Ascure as "Security Vendor of the Year" on the 2007 Data News Awards for Excellence (www.passionforit.be):
Upcoming open classes - Information Risk Management, 8/3 - 9/3, Ghent, BE - register View our schedule: click here and registration: click here. Upcoming partner trainings - Business Continuity Management, 5/3 - 7/3 Brussels - BE ISTYA - register Upcoming Events - Business Continuity Seminar, 7/3 Sofitel - Brussels, BE I.T. Works register Reference: Ascure certification update At Ascure we find that the education and certification of our staff is of the highest importance. Therefore we are constantly looking at education and certification for our people and as a company. Recently we obtained the "Gold Security Partnership" certification from Microsoft, we also received the "Security Advisory" certification from the Belgian Ministry of Interior Affairs, our NATO clearance is prolonged and our assessment services received the PCI certification by VISA/Mastercard. Ascure Stories - Is your SOA safe?
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