Information Assurance Advisory Council

Information Assurance Advisory Council

Abbreviation	IAAC
Formation	1999
Type	Professional association
Purpose	Advancing Information Assurance to ensure the robustness, resilience and security of the United Kingdom
Location	1st Floor Block D, North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1FA
Region served	UK
Official language	English
Key people	Lord James Arbuthnot (Chair, IAAC) Louisa-Jayne O’Neill (Vice-Chair, IAAC) Nigel Jones (CEO, IAAC) David Wilkinson (Chair, IAAC Access) Ese Oduyoye (Vice-Chair, IAAC Access)
Main organ	IAAC Management Committee
Website	IAAC

The Information Assurance Advisory Council, informally known as IAAC, is a not-for-profit research organisation that brings together public, private, academic and other sectors in the United Kingdom.

History

The Information Assurance Advisory Council was set up in 2000 by Baroness Neville-Jones who chaired the organisation until 2007. She was succeeded by Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Burton, who remained in the post until Lord James Arbuthnot's appointment in 2017.

IAAC’s operating strategy calls for “recognition that no single UK sector can create a safe and secure information society by itself”. As such, a large proportion of the group’s activities are centred around bringing together Government, the private sector, academia, and others.

As of 2016, IAAC was funded almost entirely through sponsorship by major UK and international organisations. These include defence companies Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Fortinet, Nexor, Dtex Systems, Ultra Electronics, and Sopra Steria; as well as major national infrastructure companies including British Telecom, O2; and large employers such as GlaxoSmithKline.

Membership

Its corporate members aside, The Information Assurance Advisory Council houses two liaison groups that aim to improve the flow of information between sectors, and organisations within sectors.

IAAC’s government liaison panel consists of the British Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence, National Crime Agency, BIS, CESG, CPNI, and Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA).

IAAC’s academic liaison panel comprises some 40 British universities, including the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford’s Oxford Internet Institute, King’s College London, Imperial College London, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Defence College for Communications and Information Systems, and Cranfield University.

Activities

Annual conference

The 2013 conference focused on new horizons in Information Assurance. The 2014 conference examined developing available opportunities in the sector. The organisation's 2015 conference looked at the role of individuals in the growing Internet of Things. 2016's conference was entitled "Addressing the boundary issues: managing security in an interdependent and international context".

Original research

Both independently and alongside partners such as RAND Corporation, the Information Assurance Advisory Council has conducted and published research on a variety of subject areas related to matters of information assurance. The organisation's programmes featured in the UK Government's 2010-2015 Cyber Security Strategy. They have also received coverage in national and international mainstream media.

IAAC Access

In 2016, IAAC launched its Access Group to provide a home for early-stage professionals working in information assurance and related disciplines in the UK. According to the IAAC website, it hosts events on topics of relevance to information assurance and facilitates networking between members and sponsors, aiming to promote the status and importance of information assurance in society.

IAAC Regional Initiatives

In May 2017, IAAC's first regional initiative, IAAC North-West, was officially launched at The University of Chester.

Public outreach

As part of its attempts to improve understanding and the quality of debate around information assurance practices in the UK, the organisation has at times taken a more direct role, addressing relevant current affairs issues in news media, and actively engaging the public.

See also

• UK Cyber Security Community
• UK National Cyber Security Centre

External links

• IAAC

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