It seems that Gartner finally revealed its position from the IISP (Institute of Information Security Professionals) which is a brand new institute commenced lately under a complete blessing from the UK government and supervision of multiple technology motivators including of course the government… and some other industrial and academic organizations..
Gartener welcomed this institute through one of its analyst in this article: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2151487/experts-welcome-training
[Picture of me with Prof.Fred Piper, one of the signers on blueprint for Information Security Professionalism of the IISP]
One last thing to mention about the IISP, is that its services should include security training and certification.. the IISP official website is: http://www.instisp.com
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