Information Assurance Advisory Council
| Abbreviation | IAAC |
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| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Purpose | Advancing Information Assurance to ensure the robustness, resilience and security of the United Kingdom |
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UK |
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English |
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Main organ
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IAAC Management Committee |
| Website | IAAC |
The Information Assurance Advisory Council, informally known as IAAC, is a not-for-profit research organisation that brings together public, private, academic and other sectors in the United Kingdom.
The Information Assurance Advisory Council was set up in 2000 by Baroness Neville-Jones who chaired the organisation until 2007. The current chairman, Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Burton, has remained in post since.
IAAC’s operating strategy calls for “recognition that no single UK sector can create a safe and secure information society by itself”. As such, a large proportion of the group’s activities are centred around bringing together Government, the private sector, academia, and others.
As of 2016, IAAC was funded almost entirely through sponsorship by major UK and international organisations. These include defence companies Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Fortinet, Nexor, Dtex Systems, Ultra Electronics, and Sopra Steria; as well as major national infrastructure companies including British Telecom, O2; and large employers such as GlaxoSmithKline.
Its corporate members aside, The Information Assurance Advisory Council houses two liaison groups that aim to improve the flow of information between sectors, and organisations within sectors.
IAAC’s government liaison panel consists of the British Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence, National Crime Agency, BIS, CESG, CPNI, and Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA).
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