WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2003

Dear ISSPCS Subscriber,

Welcome to the second ISSPCS newsletter.  We will keep you updated with news
from the International Systems Security Professional Certification Scheme
(ISSPCS).

In this issue...

   1. ISSPCS TPKB Theory Description document available for public review.
   2. ISSPCS receiving public interest.

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1. ISSPCS TPKB Theory Description document available for public review.

In keeping with the open and transparent goals of the ISSPCS programme, the
ISSPCS development team has made the first draft of the TPKB (Theoretical and
Practical Knowledge Base) Theory Description document available to the IT and
systems security industry for public review, comments and feedback.  The ISSPCS
Subject Matrix at http://www.isspcs.org/tpkb/ shows Theory as the first of six
Disciplines, the remaining five Disciplines have a practical focus.

Importantly this document describes the Theory Modules outlining in broad terms
the content that will be covered by the various modules within the Theory
Discipline.  This is being used to develop content and assessment for the
evaluation of candidates sitting the ISSPCS theory evaluation process,
therefore we expect this to receive considerable attention from reviewers.

The document contains instructions for providing feedback.

To download the document in PDF format, go to
http://www.isspcs.org/resources/tpkb-theory-1-005.pdf

We look forward to hearing from you.

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2.  ISSPCS receiving public interest.

Following the success of the first public ISSPCS forum, the first articles
mentioning ISSPCS have appeared in the press.  So far, reception of the
programme has been positive and the changes that will bring are seen as
beneficial.

The first article to be published covering ISSPCS was in The Australian, the
national newspaper for Australia.  It appeared in a weekly IT supplement
following the AusCERT2003 conference, also held in Australia.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6449055%5E15317%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
(this URL must be rejoined if it splits over two lines to avoid a File Not
Found error)

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