British Standards 7799     [Double Session]

Tuesday, 1:30, Conference Theatre
 
Chair

• Dr. Stephen D. Bryen, L-3 Network Security

Panelists:

• PRESENTATION  Stephen Bryen
• PRESENTATION  Geoff Smith
• PRESENTATION  David Brewer, Gamma Secure Systems Limited
• PRESENTATION  Reg Blake, British Standards Institution, Inc.
• PRESENTATION  Junjiro Isomura, The Office of Isomura, Inc.

BS 7799-1:1995 (Part 1) is a standard code of practice and provides guidance on how to secure an Information System (IS). BS 7799-2:1998 (Part 2) is a standard specification specifies the management framework, objectives and control requirements for information security management systems (ISMSs). The certification scheme works like ISO 9000. It is in use in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand and will soon be proposed as an ISO standard.  Quite possibly, it can form part of the Common Criteria.
 
 The two panels:

• a joint US-UK government panel to discuss the applicability of the standard to the global community and the idea of adding BS7799 to the Common Criteria;

• a joint US-UK mixed business and governments panel to share experiences on implementing BS7799.  This panel might also include representatives from other governments and business, such as Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and Japan (which has been studying the UK standard and has set up a critical infrastructure committee parallel to the US and UK).