Information Security Forum

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The Information Security Forum (ISF) is an international, independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to benchmarking and best practices in information security. It was established in 1989 as the European Security Forum but expanded its mission and membership in the 1990s, so that it now includes hundreds of members, including a large number of Fortune 500 companies, from North America, Asia, and other locations around the world. Groups of members are organized as chapters in Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, and the United States. The ISF is headquartered in London, England.

Every two years, the ISF revises and publishes the Standard of Good Practice, a detailed documentation of best practices in information security, based on research and a comprehensive survey that has captured security behavior and detailed incident data for many years.

The ISF runs a biannual survey measuring organization security behavior, runs regional chapter meetings, topical workshops, a large annual conference (called the "World Congress"), and publishes research reports on a wide variety of subjects. Its research agenda is drive entirely by its member organizations, who govern all ISF activities.

The ISF is a paid membership organization. The Standard of Good Practice is available for free, and from time to time, the ISF makes other research documents available for free. Other products and service are included in the membership fee.

The membership of the ISF includes large organizations in transportation, financial services, chemical/pharmaceutical, manufacturing, government, retail, media, telecommunications, energy, transportation, professional services, and other sectors.