Related Industry Associations
Provides links and brief descriptions of industry associations related to IT compliance.
AAA
American Accounting Association
The American Accounting Association promotes worldwide accounting education, research and practice.
ABA
American Bankers Association – Center for Regulatory Compliance
ABA’s Center for Regulatory Compliance is a gateway to support for meeting the challenges of managing compliance risk.
AGA
Association of Government Accountants
The Association of Government Accountants is dedicated to the enhancement of public financial management.
AICPA
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is a U.S. professional organization for Certified Public Accountants.
BaseliiCPA
Basel II Compliance Professionals Association
Basel II is the second Basel Accord containing recommendations by bank supervisors and central bankers from the 13 countries making up the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on the adequacy of a bank’s capital.
COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
COSO is an independent private sector initiative which studies the causal factors that can lead to fraudulent financial reporting and develops recommendations for public companies and their independent auditors, for the SEC and other regulators, and for educational institutions.
CSI
Computer Security Institute
The Computer Security Institute (CSI) is a membership organization specifically dedicated to serving and training the information, computer and network security professional. CSI delivers education and aggressively advocates the critical importance of protecting information assets.
ENISA
ENISA: European Network and Information Security Agency
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is the designated organization in the U.S. for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting. Those standards govern the preparation of financial reports and are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
FEI
Financial Executives International
Financial Executives International (FEI) is an advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its 15,000 members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers, and controllers.
HCCA
Health Care Compliance Association
HCCA champions ethical practices and compliance standards and provides the necessary resources for ethics and compliance professionals and others who share these principless.
IAPP
Internatonal Association of Privacy Professionals
The IAPP is a member-based organization of privacy professionals dedicated to educational forums, publications and peer-networking.
The IIA
Institute of Internal Auditors
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association of more than 122,000 members with global headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Fla., United States. Throughout the world, The IIA delivers certification, education, research, and technological guidance for internal auditors.
IMA
Institute of Management Accountants
Founded in 1919, the IMA is a professional association devoted to management accounting, finance, and information management.
ISACA
Information Systems Audit and Control Association
ISACA delivers guidance for information governance, control, security and audit professionals. Its IS auditing and IS control standards are used by practitioners worldwide.
(ISC)2
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
The (ISC)2 is the global not-for-profit leader in educating and certifying information security professionals in more than 135 countries around the world.
ISSA
Information Systems Security Association
The ISSA is a member-based organization of information security professionals dedeicated to educational forums, publications and peer interaction.
ITGI
IT Governance Institute
The IT Governance Institute is a research think tank delivering references on IT-enabled business systems governance for the global business community.
The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is a not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies healthcare organizations and programs in the US.
The Center for Insurance Policy and Research
National Association of Insurance Commisioners
The CIP&R is a professional organization that coordinates the collection and dissemination of insurance data and research.
NALGA
National Association of Local Government Auditors
NALGA is a professional organization dedicated to improving local government auditing. The organization disseminates information and ideas about financial and performance auditing, provides training, and offers a national forum to discuss auditing issues.
NASACT
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers & Treasurers
Association of State officials who are responsible for financial management within State governments in the U.S.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD Culture of Security
The OECD ppromotes policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world via a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.
