SSE-CMM
ISSEA is tasked with the maintenance and development of the Systems Security Engineering Capability Maturity Model (SSE-CMM). This site holds detailed information about the SSE-CMM including an electronic copies of the model and appraisal method.

ISO
A non-governmental organization established in 1947, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from more than 140 countries. The SSE-CMM was accepted as ISO 21827 in 2002.

JTC1
The Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1) was created by ISO and the International ElectroChemical Commission (IEC) to provide a single, comprehensive standardization committee in which to address international Information Technology standardization.

SC27
SC 27 is a subcommittee of the JTC1. Its area of work is standardization of generic methods and techniques for IT security. ISSEA is a liason member of SC27.

ISSPCS
ISSEA is overseeing the implementation of a global and open certification scheme for IT and systems security professionals that addresses the shortfalls of traditional IT security certifications by founding the scheme on essential principles of security.

Initial development of the scheme is to be jointly undertaken by the University of Queensland (UQ), Electronic Warfare Associates Australia (EWA-Australia), and the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT).

(ISC)2
International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium, Inc. (ISC)2, is a global, not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining a common body of knowledge for information security (IS), certifying industry professionals and practitioners in an international IS standard, administering training and certification examinations, and ensuring credentials are maintained, primarily through continuing education.