Information Systems Security Association

Overview of Information Systems Security Association in relation to cyber crime: [1]One example of a local ISSA chapter is based in Rochester, New York. Its members are employed in numerous firms and large corporations, as well as in government and nonprofit organizations. Consultant members of the chapter actively service organizations and communities throughout upstate New York, including Canandaigua, Newark, Batavia, Corning, Elmira, and Ithaca. On behalf of ISSA chapters in the United States and beyond, the Rochester chapter became a founding organizational member of the Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiative, which in 2008 completed the largest computer crime and victimization survey inclusive of over 40,000 kindergarten– twelfth grade students, along with hundreds of teachers and parents of 14 separate school districts. The chapter hosts quarterly meetings featuring presentations on security topics given by area professionals and an annual two-day ''Security Summit,'' which attracts participants from throughout the upstate New York region.

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1. By Allen Scalise

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Information Systems Security Association

Information Systems Security Association