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National Information Assurance Forum (NIAF)

The National Information Assurance Forum (NIAF) is an independent committee sponsored by the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA). It is co-chaired by a Wider Public Sector representative and CSIA with an aim to:

• identify, collate and discuss Information Assurance issues that affect the Wider Public Sector
• through working groups, produce recommendations and reports to assist Government departments, agencies and the Wider Public Sector to facilitate the National Information Assurance Strategy.

The Forum comprises of representatives from Central and Local Government, the Wider Public Sector, Information Assurance Organisations, the Private Sector and Industry. There is a core of full members who meet on a quarterly basis and sub groups who meet monthly.

The NIAF work programme will be agreed by the full members. Work may be initiated as a result of a request from Central Government or the Wider Public Sector to consider a specific or pan-government IA related issue. Outputs from the work programme will be published through CSIA for common good, to Government, the Wider Public Sector and the IA industry.

The forum aims to represent the interests of key stakeholders in the Wider Public Sector in relation to the implementation of the National Information Assurance Strategy. The work of the NIAF is carried out by voluntary activity and input from its membership.

The current work programme includes:

• Risk management
• Performance metrics for IA

For further information about our work, please contact NIAF.