ISACA Reaches 200,000 Members Advancing Digital Trust and AI Governance

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 5, 2026--

ISACA, a global association supporting digital trust professionals across their career journeys with resources, credentials and community, has reached a new milestone—200,000 members worldwide.

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ISACA members, who work across IT audit, governance, privacy, risk and cybersecurity, are based in more than 190 countries and are part of nearly 230 chapters around the world.

Engaged and making a difference worldwide

These engaged professionals volunteer in a myriad of ways that elevate their professions and each other—including by contributing to ISACA’s thought leadership, certifications, frameworks and resources, as well as through mentoring, teaching courses, participating in advocacy initiatives, and giving back in their communities.

For example, ISACA members across 112 chapters and 54 countries recently turned out in their local communities to give back during CommunITy Day, ISACA’s global service event. Around the world, engaged ISACA professionals volunteered more than 7,000 hours across 2,146 activities to make a difference in their areas.

“It has always been clear to me that ISACA’s greatest strength lies in our passionate and engaged membership,” says Julia Kanouse, ISACA Chief Membership Officer. “I am continually inspired by the generosity and sense of purpose that unite our members around the world. Whether sharing their expertise to advance the profession, helping peers grow, or giving back to their communities, our members make an impact that reaches far beyond the workplace to all corners of the globe.”

Growing their careers through connection and continuous learning

Through their membership, ISACA members are able to get support throughout their professional journeys and advance in their careers by accessing a wide range of benefits and resources, including free and/or discounted career networking opportunities, CPE credits, credentials and exam prep, access to the ISACA Mentorship Program, and online and on-demand courses and webinars, including the Member Experience Leadership Series.

Over more than 50 years, ISACA has been dedicated to helping members navigate changes in technology, regulation and the profession through an evolving set of robust credentials, resources, frameworks, content, conferences, professional development and community-building opportunities.

This has been especially true as the organization has quickly pivoted to equip its global community for the AI age, including through a growing offering of courses, resources like the AI Audit Toolkit and AI Impact Assessment Tool, and credentials, including Advanced in AI Audit ( AAIA ), Advanced in AI Security Management ( AAISM ), Advanced in AI Risk ( AAIR ), and the upcoming Advanced in AI Governance ( AAIG ).

“Throughout every change over the last five decades, ISACA has been a steady presence providing the resources and support that our members need to keep pace and continue to grow in their careers,” says Erik Prusch, ISACA CEO. “As AI and other technologies continue to shift and impact the domains and professions we serve, we remain steadfast in evolving too, ensuring we meet our members’ needs every step along the way.”

To learn more about ISACA membership and become a member, visit www.isaca.org/membership.

About ISACA

For more than 55 years, ISACA ® ( www.isaca.org ) has empowered its community of more than 200,000 members with the knowledge, credentials, training and network they need to thrive in fields like information security, governance, assurance, risk management, data privacy and emerging tech. With a presence in more than 190 countries and with nearly 230 chapters worldwide, ISACA offers resources tailored to every stage of members’ careers. Through the ISACA Foundation, ISACA also expands IT and education career pathways, fostering opportunities to grow the next generation of technology professionals.

ISACA spotlights its 200,000 member milestone in New York City's Times Square.

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years Thursday in a bid to tackle an inflation shock stoked by the Iran war.

The decision to lift the bank’s main interest rate to 4% from 3.75% was widely expected given a recent surge in prices.

The pressure on the bank to act has grown steadily in recent months. When inflation hit an 11-month high of 3.5% in September — well above the bank's 2% target — it cemented market expectations of a rate hike this month, with potentially more to come in 2027.

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LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates Thursday for the first time in more than three years in order to tackle the inflation shock caused by the Iran war.

With inflation predicted to rise further over the coming months, economists reckon the nine policymakers on the Monetary Policy Committee have little option but to increase the bank's key rate to 4% from 3.75%. The anticipated increase would be the first since August 2023.

The pressure on rate-setters has grown steadily over recent months, but the rise in inflation to an 11-month high of 3.5% in September — above their target of 2% — cemented market expectations of a rate hike this month and potentially more in 2027.

The main cause behind the spike in inflation this year has been the sharp rise in fuel costs as a result of the Iran war and the ensuing bottlenecks in the Strait of Hormuz, which have squeezed global oil and gas supplies.

“We imagine that many committee members’ patience with the recent rise in inflation has worn thin," said Ellie Henderson, an economist at Investec. “The longer energy prices remain elevated, the greater the risk that a temporary price shock becomes more permanent."

Accompanying the expected rate hike will be the bank’s quarterly economic projections, notably those for inflation and growth. Higher interest rates cool the economy by making it more expensive to borrow, thereby bearing down on spending and inflation, but growth too.

Those projections are highly uncertain though — even more so than usual — because the economic outlook hinges hugely on what happens with regard to the Iran war. The heavy losses suffered by the Republican Party in the U.S. midterm elections have resulted in a sharp fall in energy prices.

If the falls in oil and gas prices are sustained over the coming weeks, then the upcoming peak in inflation will likely be lower, which could temper expectations of further rate hikes, not just by the Bank of England.

Others, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, have raised rates recently in response to the higher inflation stoked by the Iran war, and forecasts for their interest rate strategy are largely contingent on what happens to the price of energy.

Interest rates in the U.K. had been trending downward from a 15-year high of 5.25% until the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.

FILE - The facade of the Bank of England is seen in th London on Nov. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)