The Security Company (International) Limited works collaboratively with Security Industry thought leaders across the globe. The following are useful sources of Government reports and white papers from professional bodies that help organisations and security professionals keep up to date with current thinking and trends.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: Revolution or evolution? Security 2020 (Adobe pdf format – 1.07MB)
Commissioned by The Technology Strategy Board and jointly prepared with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (UK), this roadmap set out the drivers that will shape the future Information Security environment to 2020 and beyond. It aims to inform business leaders and security professionals alike, and sets out potential future scenarios and issues around information security.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: Protecting your business. Security awareness: Turning your people into your first line of defence (Adobe pdf format – 760KB)
Produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP One Security Team, this paper highlights the need for increased information security activities and the support of your employees to protect your business and its assets. While technical defences are vital to protect our systems and networks, the need for increased security awareness to prevent negligent and malicious acts is ever greater. The paper discusses a balanced approach to information security and helps identify the need, blocks, and key questions to identify the next steps for implementing an awareness programme.
Convergence of Security Risks 2010 (Adobe pdf format – 311KB)
Co-authored by a number of key industry leaders and developed in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (UK) following a Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG) workshop at CSC, the recently published Convergence paper details the convergence and security issues that affect companies operating in the modern connected world. It aims to help both IT professionals and business managers to better understand the countless security issues created by the increasing demands placed on physical and information security resources - and explain the steps required to counter the issues in the most effective manner.
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)
Information Security Breach Surveys are managed by PricewaterhouseCooper on behalf of BERR, formerly known as the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). This survey of UK businesses, carried out every two years, is the UK's leading source of information on security incidents suffered by businesses, both large and small.
The Security Company International Ltd are proud to be sponsors of the 2008 report. More information and to down load the 2008 report can be found at BERR 2008.
ENISA Secure Printing 2008 (Adobe pdf format 252KB)
The ENISA Secure Printing 2008 document gives a brief outline of the data which is susceptible to security breaches/incidents, highlights potential risks associated with document printing and copying, and lists good practice guidelines which aim at helping readers to overcome secure printing obstacles within their organisations.
ENISA Obtaining support and funding from senior management (Adobe pdf format 913KB)
ENISA recognises that gaining senior management support and sponsorship for information security awareness programmes is crucial. This white paper aims to provide an introduction to the importance of gaining support and funding. Click here to download the ENISA Obtaining support and funding from Senior Management document.
ENISA - Secure USB Flash Drives (Adobe PDF format - 740KB)
This document gives a brief outline of the corporate data which is susceptible to security breaches/incidents, and highlights potential risks associated with the innocent use of USB flash drives by employees of enterprises and also other less legitimate purposes such as smuggling information out of the company. Click on the following link to download the ENISA - Secure USB Flash Drives.
ENISA - How to raise information security awareness (Adobe PDF format - 1.43MB)
Two years after the publication of a Users’ guide: How to raise information security awareness, ENISA reviewed this document in the light of new research and analysis conducted in the field. This version of the ENISA - How to raise information security awareness contains a new process modelling, new activities and tasks, key performance indicators as well as case studies.
