Our mission is to improve trust in the online environment
We are the Security Awareness Special Interest Group (the SASIG), a strong networking community for thousands of cybersecurity professionals, supporting the development of the industry through a series of physical events, webinars and masterclasses. We provide an environment where security professionals across all sectors can gather together privately to explore contentious and challenging cybersecurity issues in greater detail.
In its early days SASIG was a forum for its members to share experiences and exchange ideas to mitigate security risks with improved awareness. The first meeting, no more than a dozen strong, met in the boardroom of the old Reuters building in London’s Fleet Street. Over the years SASIG has successfully grown into a significant events organisation in its own right, becoming a powerful networking movement for thousands of security professionals. SASIG now facilitates meetings of various sizes and formats to discuss the most challenging cybersecurity issues. There is no charge to attend any SASIG event. We have always attracted speakers of the highest calibre who volunteer their services for free. Members host our meetings; there are no sponsors to answer to and no hidden agendas to satisfy.
“In 2004, I set up SASIG as a place for frontline security professionals to be able to gather, to safely and freely exchange views and concerns about the softer issues of cybersecurity. Today, SASIG has established itself as a leading and credible voice of the corporate sector in addressing the more difficult and less tangible cybersecurity issues that others avoid. The level of debate at our meetings is consistently and extraordinarily revealing and rewarding. We would love to see you there.”
Martin Smith MBE FSyI, Chairman and Founder of SASIG
A safe space
SASIG is committed to providing a secure and inclusive environment where cybersecurity professionals can come together to openly share their insights about the critical issues impacting our industry.
Membership is only for the industry’s frontliners, who together with our carefully vetted supporters, ensure that our events offer meaningful discussions that are free from the distraction of commercial interests.
We enforce the Chatham House Rule at all of our physical events and members-only webinars.
The intention of the SASIG is to create a community, and therefore we foster an environment of supportiveness, informality and inclusivity.
Advancing industry knowledge
Our goal is to improve trust in the online environment and to harbour that trust we are committed to education and knowledge sharing throughout the community.
Our webinars and events feature high-calibre speakers from the cybersecurity industry and related sectors and are spaces where high levels of discussion and debate are fostered. We put a strong focus on relevant case studies and first-hand experiences.
With a focus on professional development, members can earn 1 point/hour towards CPE/CPD for every hour of live learning at a SASIG webinar with ISACA, The Security Institute, ICA and ISC2. Please note that you must join a webinar at the time it is streamed to qualify, and recordings cannot be counted.
Events for you
Our cybersecurity events are designed with our members in mind. Both sector-specific and broader topic events and webinars are offered, and our physical events are held around the UK to bring its meetings to the UK’s regions.
SASIG has established specialised forums dedicated to HR, the management of security in the supply chain, nuclear security, retailing and more. We host closed meetings designed exclusively for senior cybersecurity professionals (CSO, CISO, DRO, SIRO, DSO), and we continue to develop our programme to include a range of markets and subject areas.
Our events aren’t all about learning – we also hold cybersecurity industry social events: the annual gala dinner, Christmas luncheon and many more in-between.
Our topics
We strive to cover a range of key topics in the industry, including:
- Cyber awareness/security awareness
- Industry culture
- Cyber threats
- Threat intelligence
- Cyber crime
- Cyber attacks
- Digital forensics
Although our events are focussed on the cybersecurity industry, we also run events covering issues pertinent but not exclusive to the industry, such as mental health and remote working.
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