Media Release:
Security in Government has been going from strength particularly with the increasing engagement by the Federal Attorney general’s department with the private industry and security professionals.
SIG12 provided the perfect opportunity to expose the new Registry to a range of both government and private security professionals. The Department came to the party by providing space for the joint associations to show their wares and for the registry and Australasian Council of Security professionals to demonstrate the new websites.
Volunteers from the associations staffed the stand and briefed delegates on progress with the Registry and Council developments. There were plenty of give-aways including the latest ASIS International Security Standards and Guidelines CD.
There was considerable interest in the Council and Registry particularly following plenary presentations by Matthew Curtis, Chair of the Council and Steve Mark, Registrar of SPR-A. Mathew briefed delegates on the work undertaken by the Council on competencies and standards, while Steve focussed on the ethical and personal standards expected of the profession (see side box). This was of particular interest when considering the issues raised on personal practice in the cyber domain and with ”insiders gone wrong” raised by the key note speakers Frank Montoya, Director, National Counterintelligence Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Ms Dawn Cappelli, Technical Manager, CERT Insider Threat Center, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Steve further emphasised that “The purpose of the Security Registry is not only to enable the registration of security practitioners. The purpose of the Security Registry is to establish effective competencies and ethical standards that enhance the capacity of security practitioners to meet their primary duty to the community and facilitate their transition to and maintenance of professional status.” In this area the ongoing partnership between the community, the Registry and the Council is assured.
SIG represents an ongoing opportunity for the security profession to engage with government. The program planned for next August should be even better.
