Four security certification levels for IT Managers and Staff in the Public Sector

Author

Sosunovas, Sergejus ; Vasilecas, Olegas

Author_Institution

Vilnius Gediminas Tech. Univ., Vilnius

fYear

2007

fDate

14-20 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

11

Abstract

The iSCAN (Improving Skills, Competencies, and Professional Qualifications in the area of Network Information Security for IT Managers and Staff in the Public Sector) project´s main objective is to address the current and anticipated skills shortage in the ICT industry in Europe and promote the transferability and recognition of competences and qualifications in the IT security field in Europe by developing new standards and measures. To this end, iSCAN will develop a certification standard with a view to enhance skills and competencies in latest IT security issues of IT managers in public organizations.

Keywords

DP industry; certification; personnel; professional aspects; security of data; ICT industry; IT manager; IT security; IT staff; certification standard; iSCAN project; network information security; professional competence; professional qualification; public organization; public sector; security certification; Area measurement; Certification; Current measurement; Europe; Information security; Measurement standards; Project management; Qualifications; Standards development; Standards organizations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Security Information, Systems, and Technologies, 2007. SecureWare 2007. The International Conference on

Conference_Location

Valencia

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-2989-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECUREWARE.2007.4385302

Filename

4385302