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IT, Security Industry Consortia Come Together at The Open Group Security
Conference
San Francisco, CA – February 3, 2003 – Citing ways their
groups might collaborate, key executives from IT and security industry
consortia focused on “Industry Strategies for Securing Boundaryless
Information” at The Open Group winter conference. The conference,
entitled Boundaryless Information Flow: Keeping IT Secure, runs through
Friday at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport.
“The Open Group’s members use our quarterly conferences
to bring key consortia together - a rare occurrence in the IT arena,” said
Allen Brown, President and CEO of The Open Group. “It gives consortia
leaders a chance to reduce overlap and conflict between programs, which
helps all our groups serve members with greater strength and efficiency.”
The following speakers outlined their strategies for implementing policies,
procedures and standards that will assist industry or government bodies
in achieving a secure information environment:
- Patricia Gilmore, Treasurer,
System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). A well-known security
consultant, Gilmore is a member of the
National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Working
Groups for Examination of Digital Evidence writing national guidelines
for investigation of computer-related crime scenes and computer forensics.
- Charles
LeGrand, Assistant Vice President, Technology Practices, The Institute
of Internal Auditors. A professional technologist and internal
auditor, LeGrand provides direction to all areas of The IIA on the
impacts of technology on professional audit practices, and the use of technology
to deliver and promote programs and products for the profession and
practitioners.
- Dr. Bill Hancock, CISSP is Chairman of the Internet Security Alliance
(ISA) and the Vice President of Security and Chief Security Officer
of Cable and Wireless, where he is responsible for global security
for the
world’s largest web hosting company and one of the largest IP
networks in the world. Hancock is the chair of the FCC NRIC Homeland
Defense focus
group on cybersecurity where his team developed the first set of best
practices for cybersecurity issues to protect U.S. infrastructure.
- Laura
Lundin is Senior Director of BITS, the technology group for the Financial
Services Roundtable. Lundin oversees the operations of the
Financial Institution Data Evaluation and Security, LLC and manages
the development efforts of software product security criteria and vendor
relations for the BITS Product Certification Program. She also directs
financial services industry projects on cyber security, cyber insurance,
risk assessment, and risk management issues at BITS.
- “Candy” Frances Alexander, CISSP, is Vice President,
International Relations of the Information Systems Security Association
(ISSA). In this
role, she explores and implements plans to increase ISSA’s presence
worldwide and represents ISSA to the Human Firewall Council.
- Deb Frazer,
CISSP, represented the Information Systems Audit and Control Association® (ISACA).
She is Global Director of APL Limited/NOL Group’s
IT Audit and Consulting Services.
About The Open Group
The Open Group, a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium,
has a vision of Boundaryless Information Flow achieved through global
interoperability
in a secure, reliable and timely manner. The Open Group’s mission
is to drive the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow by working
with customers to capture, understand and address current and emerging
requirements, establish policies, and share best practices; working
with suppliers, consortia and standards bodies to develop consensus
and facilitate interoperability, to evolve and integrate specifications
and open source technologies; offering a comprehensive set of services
to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and developing
and operating the industry's premier certification service and encouraging
procurement of certified products.
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