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Security body: Compliance burden will increase Video icon

Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 23 Apr 2008 17:22 BST

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John Colley, managing director of security skills body (ISC)2 claims companies will have to contend with increasing amounts of legislation around IT security.

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