(ISC)2 Sri Lanka Chapter signs the official Training Partner agreement with (ISC)2 at the inaugural CIO forum

( ISC) 2 Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan chapter of the world's largest information security professional body and administrators of the CISSP certification, conducted the Inaugural CIO Forum at Cinnamon Grand, Colombo on December 13th, 2013.

Held for the very first time in a South Asian country, the Forum focused on Information Security beyond Policies and Latest Security Trends. Commenting on this special occasion Mr. Lal Dias, CEO Sri Lanka - CERT stated, " Many corporates consider Information Security a cost and it is common for Information Security policies to be limited to only documents.

Our objective is to encourage corporates to focus on their policies in a more practical manner because a breach of Information Security can be an irrevocable cost."

The CIO Forum brought together Sri Lankan CIOs from diverse industry verticals for an evening of insightful discussions together with Mr. Hord Tipton, the Executive Director at ( ISC) 2.

President of ( ISC) 2 Srilanka Chapter Mr. Wasantha Perera stated " It is a privilege to be able to host the inaugural ( ISC) 2 CIO forum in Sri Lanka with Mr. Tipton, and we are glad to make this an opportunity to demonstrate the commitment from the highest level at (ISC)2 for the development and continued support to the local chapter."

In his address at the forum, Mr.Hord Tipton explained the importance of Information Security for the present corporate world also focusing on the business aspect of the function. He further elucidated on the importance of senior manage- ment representation for driving Info- Sec strategies for an organization.

(ISC)2 Sri Lanka also signed an agreement with (ISC)2 to become an Official Training Provider (OTP) to assist security professionals and practitioners in obtaining the "Gold Standard" in Information Security certification through official CBK (Common Body of Knowledge) Review Seminar with the most up-todate and relevant content.

By becoming an (ISC)² Official Training Provider, (ISC)2 Srilanka Chapter joined a global network of authorized organizations committed to delivering the highest educational standard in cyber security training.

(ISC)2 Executive Director, Mr.Hord Tipton and Srilankan Chapter President Mr.Wasantha Perera after the press conference at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo