About Us

The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) is an Australian representative industry body for the information security profession.

Formed in 1999, AISA is focussed on individual membership. AISA aims to foster and promote the development of the information security industry and encourage the professional development of our members.

We have continued to grow our membership base in excess of 1200 members and extend our geographical reach across Australia. AISA caters to all domains within the information security field with focus groups, presentations at meetings and networking opportunities.

All members must agree to abide by the AISA code of ethics.

Objectives

  • To promote awareness and understanding of information security and ICT risk issues in an independent and unbiased manner
  • Professional development of our members
  • To promote networking and the exchange of knowledge amongst peers.
  • To represent the views of our membership to government and industry.

 

Membership Base

AISA welcomes as members all individuals with a professional interest in information security. Our broad membership base consists of information security professionals from all industries including education, finance, government, healthcare, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and utilities. Our members range from company directors and managers, to lawyers, to risk professionals, to architects, and highly skilled technical security specialists.

 

Promoting Awareness and Understanding of Information Security Issues

The diverse nature of our membership enables a wide variety of perspective and subjects for discussion at our meetings. Most importantly, it enables AISA to promote awareness and understanding of information security issues in a truly independent and unbiased manner.

AISA's success as a group is based on the tangible benefits that come with being a member of a body of professionals. Those who join receive instant access to a network of professionals who are all interested in contributing to the betterment of security in Australia. AISA holds social functions to encourage less formal networking and provide an excellent forum for a variety of ideas to take shape.