ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alan Calder is the founder director of IT Governance Ltd (www.itgovernance.co.uk), an information, advice and consultancy firm that helps companies tackle governance, risk management, compliance and information security issues. He has many years of senior management and board-level experience in the private and public sectors. The company’s website is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for information, books, tools, training and consultancy on governance, risk management, compliance and information security.

Steve G Watkins leads the consultancy and training services of IT Governance Ltd. In his various roles in both the public and private sectors, he has been responsible for most support disciplines. He has over 20 years’ experience of managing integrated management systems, including maintenance of information security, quality, environmental and Investors in People certifications. As well as being a lead auditor for ISO27001 and ISO9000, Steve is a trained EFQM assessor and holds diplomas in safety and financial management. He is Chair of the ISO/IEC 27001 User Group, the UK Chapter of the ISMS International User Group and was recently invited to become, and is now, an ISMS Technical Expert for UKAS, advising on their assessments of certification bodies offering ISO27001 accredited certification. Steve sits on the Management Committee of the British Standards Society where he chairs the Corporate Governance Group and is an active member of the committee responsible for writing BS31100, the British Standard for Risk Management (Code of Practice).

Alan Calder and Steve G Watkins have written a number of other books together, including:

A list of all their publications can be found at the back of this book.