Professional Organizations
Professional associations/organizations can help advance your career, depending upon your job role. They provide opportunities for networking, learning, job posts, career advancements and other career related activities. Here are some popular associates and organizations that people in IT or cybersecurity often join. I belong to several organizations and have found them to be beneficial for my career. I have changed organizations over the years because other others meet different career needs at different times.
ISACA Information System Audit and Control Assoc. https://www.isaca.org/
CSA Cloud Security Alliance https://cloudsecurityalliance.org
PMI Project Management Institute http://www.pmi.org
ASIS Association of Security of Information Systems https://www.asisonline.org
SANS Institute https://www.sans.org
RMA The Risk Management Association http://www.rmahq.org
(ISC)2 International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium https://www.isc2.org
itSMF IT Service Management Forum http://www.itsmfusa.org
CMMI Institute Capability Maturity Model Institute http://cmmiinstitute.com
ISSA Information Systems Security Association http://www.issa.org
IAPP International Association of Privacy Professionals https://iapp.org
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers https://www.ieee.org
ACM Association for Computing Machinery http://www.acm.org
AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants http://www.aicpa.org
ACFE Association of Certified Fraud Examiners http://www.acfe.com
IIA Institute of Internal Auditors https://na.theiia.org
HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society http://www.himss.org
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers https://www.asme.org
RSA Conference https://www.rsaconference.com
