AUGUST BRANCH FORUM
Security (The Information Security Threat Environment)

AusCERT is the national Computer Emergency Response Team for Australia and a leading CERT in the Asia/Pacific region. As a trusted Australian contact within a worldwide network of computer security experts, and an active member of the Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) and Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT),

AusCERT has access to accurate, timely and reliable information about emerging computer network threats and vulnerabilities on a regional and global basis and provides computer incident prevention, response and mitigation strategies for members, a national alerting service and an incident reporting scheme.

Providing computer information security advice to the Australian public and its members, including the higher education sector, AusCERT are the single point of contact for dealing with computer security incidents affecting or involving Australian networks.

The very nature of AusCERT's role makes this an Education across the Nation event not to be missed. 

Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading information technology (IT) services company. CSC’s mission is to be a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services.
With approximately 91,000 employees globally, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC’s own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. CSC reported revenue of $16.1 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 28, 2007. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.csc.com.
CSC Australia Pty Ltd was established in 1970. As a geographic operating unit, our operations are fully representative of the activities conducted by CSC globally. In Australia, CSC has offices in Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle, Whyalla, Wollongong and Nowra. CSC Australia employs approximately 3,700 employees. In 2007, CSC Australia achieved revenues of over AUD$1 billion.