Benefits

There are different benefits depending on whether you are using WARP services as a member or running a WARP for your community as an operator.

  1. WARP member benefits

    • Peer support:

      WARP members can share a collective view of issues and solutions from peers within the community, which could include benchmarking to support better decision making.

    • Early warning:

      Finding out about problems and solutions that others are experiencing, and sharing these within the WARP community will offer a unique service. Some information will only be available from the WARP community (privileged access to information).

    • Improved preparedness:

      Access to a trusted forum to share problems and solutions, as well as raising your awareness of local threats and electronic attack issues.

    • Compliance with ISO27001:

      belonging to a WARP satisfies several accreditation requirements.

    • Not being alone:

      WARP members always have peers to turn to, facilitated by the operator, for example to find out if anyone has applied the latest patches and if they had problems

    • Increased security:

      By having access to faster more relevant information.

  2. Benefits to a WARP operator

    A WARP operator can be a member of the community it serves, and therefore will see the same WARP member benefits as described above, Alternatively, it could be a third party organisation wishing to provide WARP services to the WARP community. The following list focuses on the third party WARP operator benefits:

    • Enhanced portfolio:

      If you already engage with the prospective WARP community by providing other services then creating a WARP will enhance your portfolio of services.

    • Economies of scale:

      If you are in the public sector and have a duty to engage with a prospective WARP community on other areas such as civil contingencies or eCrime prevention, then providing WARP services could give you economies of scale.

    • Policy and strategy:

      If you are in academia and wish to engage with your local community for policy or strategic reasons, then providing WARP services could be a good start, while at the same time utilising expertise you hold in-house.

    • Enhanced reputation:

      If you are in the private sector wishing to engage with your local community for the common good, then providing WARP services will enhance your reputation.

    • Efficiency:

      As a WARP operator, you will promote the sharing of information and the coordination of common tasks, which in turn, will reduce duplication of work.

    • Support from other WARPs:

      Operational support from other WARPs is well established through the WARP Operators Forum.

    • Low cost:

      The model is designed to be low cost, through minimal staffing levels (or virtual teams) but if you already have an existing infrastructure then your costs will be even lower.

    • On-line WARP resource:

      The on-line resource has been created from the experience of other WARPs to help the creation of new WARPs.
Next step: If you would like to see some real life examples of members benefiting from WARP membership then please use this link to some case studies.