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The Network
Security Management Benchmarking Association (NSMBA™)
is currently a free association of network security professionals
within companies. NSMBA™ conducts benchmarking studies
to identify practices that improve the overall operations of
the members.
Mission
Network Security
Management Benchmarking Association™ is dedicated to the
analysis and improvement of business processes in network security.
Through the exchange of data gathered in benchmarking surveys,
members will be able to benefit from the experience of many companies.
Membership is open to individuals employed as permanent employees
of companies.
Objectives
- To identify "Best
in Class" business processes, which, when implemented,
will lead member companies to exceptional performance in network
security.
- To conduct
benchmarking studies of important business processes.
- To create
a cooperative environment where full understanding of the performance
and enablers of "best in class" business processes
can be obtained and shared at reasonable cost.
- To use the
efficiency of the consortium to obtain process performance
data and related best practices.
- To support
the use of benchmarking to facilitate process improvement and
the achievement of total quality.
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Membership
The scope
of NSMBA™ membership is open to individuals employed
as permanent employees of companies.
Company
membership will be considered with respect to compliance
with NSMBA™ mission, goals and operating guidelines,
as well as, qualification of the organization within the
scope of membership.
Participation
in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members
with costs shared by the participants. Members pay only if
they join a specific study. Currently, membership in NSMBA™ is
free.
We reserve
the right to review membership applications and to make the
final decision whether or not to accept any application. Consulting
firms are generally ineligible for general membership.
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Benefits
of Membership
Studies:
NSMBA™ will
identify and present to members opportunities to participate
in Benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues
of importance to network security.
There
are two types of Benchmarking studies provided:
- Consortium
studies are offered to the membership as a whole with costs
divided.
- Single
company sponsored studies addressing the interest of one
member company can be offered to other selected members for
no fee.
The group will
also support benchmarking efforts:
- Research
- Access public and private databases.
- Identify
study participants - Top companies in network security.
- Collect
data - Manage response collection with the participants as
a third party.
- Lead site
visits - Structured with best participants.
Interest
group roundtables will be organized throughout the year. Members
will pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable
discussions that address specific processes for network security.
Cost:
Currently,
membership in NSMBA™ is at no cost! Costs of studies
and roundtables assessed as members use the services.
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