BCS is a registered charity: No 292786
With over 70,000 members world-wide, BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, is the leading professional and learned body in the field of computers and information systems.
The Information Risk Management and Assurance (IRMA) Group supports practitioners in the areas of information systems risk management and audit, and promotes the awareness and use of computer auditing, control and risk management techniques.
IRMA holds regular technical briefings and arranges discounts for members on the cost of audit and security-related products, conferences and training courses. Members receive a quarterly journal, and may also attend the meetings of other non-BCS groups with similar aims.