(ISC)2 Opens Nominations for its Fifth Annual Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements Program
HONG KONG, March. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- (ISC)2( https://www.isc2.org )(R)
("ISC-squared"), the world's largest information security professional body and
administrators of the CISSP( https://www.isc2.org/cissp/default.aspx )(R), announced the
opening of nominations for its fifth annual Asia-Pacific Information Security
Leadership Achievements (ISLA( http://www.isc2.org/isla )) Program. Since its inception, ISLA
has recognized over 80 outstanding information security leaders in over 10
Asia-Pacific economies. To nominate a deserving executive or information
security professional, please visit www.isc2.org/isla.
The ISLA Program,
begun in 2007 as part of (ISC)2's Global Awards Program, recognizes the ongoing
commitment by information security leaders in Asia-Pacific to build a highly
qualified and ethical information security workforce. ISLA recognition is
independent of professional certification, and nominations are accepted in three
distinct categories:
-- Senior Information Security Professional
(examples include:
Chief Security Officer, Chief Information Security
Officer,
IT Security Manager or Senior Security Manager with significant
IT security management responsibilities) who has significantly
contributed to the enhancement of the IT security workforce by
demonstrating a leadership role in any IT security workforce
improvement
initiative, program or project. Candidates in this
category should have at
least ten years of work experience,
seven of which are directly related to
IT security.
-- Managerial Professional for an Information Security
Project
(non-information security management or executive, examples
include: Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Program/Project Manager, etc.) who has significantly contributed
to the
enhancement of the IT security workforce by demonstrating
a leadership role
in any IT security workforce improvement
initiative, program or project
within the last 12 months.
Candidates in this category should have at least
ten years of
work experience and occupy a senior-level position within their
organization.
-- Information Security Practitioner who has
distinguished
him/herself for implementing and/or managing the
implementation
of a component of a security program (examples include:
managing a security awareness and training program, conducting
difficult, complex security evaluations, etc.). Candidates in
this
category should have at least six years of work experience,
three of which
should be directly related to IT security.
In 2010, (ISC)2 added a
special recognition Community Service Star, to recognize an honoree's project
that has significantly contributed to building or broadening security awareness
within one's own community or beyond within the last 12 months.
A
Nomination Review Committee (NRC), comprised of members from the (ISC)2 Asian
Advisory Board (AAB), will review and select honorees from the three categories
based upon selection criteria and eligibility requirements. For a list of NRC
members, please visit https://www.isc2.org/InnerPage.aspx?id=6120 .
"(ISC)2 is proud of the tremendous growth and increasingly strong
reputation the Asia-Pacific ISLA program has earned. The number of nominations
continues to increase each year, which encourages us to strive to maintain the
quality of the program to recognize the top information security leaders in the
industry," says W. Hord Tipton, CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, CISA, executive director of
(ISC)2.
"I look forward to participating on the ISLA Nomination Review
Committee again this year to continue bringing the pioneers of this thriving and
once virtually unknown industry to the forefront," says Dr. Lee Jae-woo,
co-chair for the AAB and Fellow of (ISC)2.
The 2010 ISLA Showcased
Honorees were:
-- Senior Information Security Professional Category and
Community
Service Star: Prof. Robert H. Deng, Ph.D., professor and
associate dean for Faculty & Research School of Information
Systems,
Singapore Management University, Singapore
-- Senior Information Security
Professional Category: Mr. Dong Hoon
Park, CEO, NICS Tech Co., South Korea
-- Managerial Professional for an Information Security Project
Category:
Mr. Ryuichi Inagaki, attorney (bengoshi), Ryuichi
Inagaki Law Office, Japan
-- Security Practitioner Category: Mr. Frank Kai Fat Chow,
CISSP-ISSAP,
ISSMP, CSSLP, senior systems manager, Automated
Systems Ltd., Hong Kong
For more details on the showcased honorees' achievements please visit
https://www.isc2.org/isla-showcased-projects.aspx , and read the 2010 ISLA
Editorial .
To
download the nomination form, please visit www.isc2.org/isla . The deadline to
submit nominations is May 6, 2011. (ISC)2 officials will honor the ISLA honorees
at a gala dinner on July 26, 2011 in conjunction with the (ISC)2
SecureAsia@Jakarta( http://www.informationsecurityasia.com ) Conference in Jakarta,
Indonesia.
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membership body of certified information security professionals worldwide, with
over 75,000 members in more than 135 countries. Globally recognized as the Gold
Standard, (ISC)2 issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional
(CISSP(R)) and related concentrations, as well as the Certified Secure Software
Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP(R)), Certification and Accreditation Professional
(CAP(R)), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP(R)) credentials to
qualifying candidates. (ISC)2's certifications are among the first information
technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC
Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel.
(ISC)2 also offers education programs and services based on its CBK(R), a
compendium of information security topics. More information is available at
www.isc2.org.
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