Since its launch last year, ISACA’s Advocacy and Public Affairs team has engaged with key stakeholders and officials around the globe on behalf of the professions it serves through meetings, roundtable discussions and position papers on key issues such as certification, cybersecurity, IT audit and governance. ISACA’s Advocacy and Public Affairs team hopes to broaden the reach, impact and worldwide influence of ISACA and the professionals it represents. This increased global cooperation will increase the need for ISACA members’ skills and guidance internationally.
As part of its work in the European Union, ISACA formed an EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Working Group, which created an ISACA position statement and paper that the Advocacy and Public Affairs team leveraged in meetings with government officials in 2018. ISACA is currently working on a number of projects within the European Union, including work with the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and other governmental organizations on topics such as cybersecurity and certifications. Additionally, ISACA developed a resource web page to help professionals prepare for and understand GDPR requirements, particularly in the areas of privacy by design, appropriate security protection and the role of the data protection officer.
As a result of all of the ISACA’s Advocacy and Public Affairs team’s efforts, it was recently named “Professional Body of the Year” by the Public Affairs Awards Europe 2018. These awards recognize excellence in the public affairs space in Europe among various groups, including consultancies, in-house teams, charities and think tanks.
To learn more about ISACA’s global advocacy work, visit the Advocacy page of the ISACA website.