Professional services giant Ernst & Young has been named the outstanding information security organisation of the year by the Information Systems Security Association. This international award is given to the organisation that best exemplifies the promotion of ethical standards in addressing information security and its future direction.
According to Grant Brewer, Senior Manager of eCommerce Services at Ernst and Young: "Our main priority is to provide our clients with services and products that help prepare them for the internet as well as enabling them to conduct e-business more efficiently. This award recognises our efforts to maintain high standards in the information security profession."
Ernst and Young was ranked No.1 in the world by the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises for developing knowledge-based services for clients. The company was also named in Industry Standard magazine`s list of 100 best Web companies, PC Week magazine`s list of top 500 information technology innovators as well as CIO magazine`s list of the100 technology firms most likely to excel in the 21st Century.
Ernst & Young`s Information Systems Assurance and Advisory Services practice is a leader in providing eRisk solutions, including assessing e-business strategies and information technology risks, improving information technology systems management and addressing the e-business fundamentals of availability, reliability, security, controls and trust.
Millennium 150 for Ernst & Young
The year 2000 marks the anniversary of the first advertisement placed in the Government Gazette 150 years ago by E.J.M. Syfret, one of the founding fathers of what is today Ernst & Young.
Ernst & Young have pioneered some of the most well established accounting practices during the course of their rich history.
The company eventually became Ernst & Young in 1989 with the merger of Ernst & Whinney with Arthur Young & Company, the oldest in the country.
This merger created a substantial firm, which now boasts 73 partners and a staff compliment of 1400. Clients include many of South Africa`s top companies.
The firm today provides professional services to approximately 20 % of the companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, as well a substantial number of unlisted companies".
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Information Systems Security Association
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is a not-for profit international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides education forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members.