Today’s organisations are faced with complex information security issues to manage. As technology changes at an ever increasing pace, businesses are constantly facing new threats and vulnerabilities. At IRC, we can make the difference to your information security management by designing, developing and managing your information security management systems, taking on board implementation of your security governance framework.

Our consultants use the industry’s best practices in assessing an organisation’s information security management system. We test the effectiveness of

the design and operation of controls to ensure the security of data and, where required, help undertake vulnerability testing for systems and web applications.

For any business, the costs of ignoring IT securityfar out-weigh the costs of implementing an appropriate strategy. It’s no longer enough to run just Anti-Virus software even if it is current.

| Impact Risk Consultants Businesses need to adopt a defense intensive approach to security that is continually monitored, updated and enforced whilst ensuring that it manages the operational cost and value of these systems.

Information security can be costly to business. Losses may result from the failure itself or from recovering from an incident followed by more costs to secure systems. In addition, a significant security failure can negatively impact the organisation’s competitive position in the market place. Our consultants are able to help you gain the edge over your competitors by implementing sound information security strategies.

For this purpose we have a dedicated team of qualified IT specialists with extensive technical experience. We provide practical advice and solutions to meet our client’s information security needs.

• Security Assessment
• IS/IT Strategy and Information Security Policies
• BS ISO/IEC 17799:2000 Gap Analysis and Risk Assessment
• Network Security and Installation Reviews
• Privacy and Data Protection
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Privacy audits
• Security Assessment — Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Analysis