New (ISC)2(R) Executive Writers Bureau to Offer Expert Opinion on Information Security

PALM HARBOR, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- (ISC)2(R) ("ISC-squared"), the non-profit global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers, today announced it has established the (ISC)2 U.S. Government Executive Writers Bureau (EWB), a group consisting of (ISC)2 U.S. Government Advisory Board for Cyber Security (GABCS) members who have volunteered to collaborate on and develop written content pertaining to a variety of information security topics for contribution to key industry publications.

(ISC)2 established the bureau in response to ongoing requests for expert opinion and written commentary from various publishing organizations. The group will be developing editorial content in the form of op-eds, commentaries, newsletter features and more for media outlets such as federal IT trade publications, business and technology press seeking public sector opinion, association newsletters and journals, online industry portals and blogs.

"The (ISC)2 EWB offers a unique opportunity for industry publications to request original, peer-reviewed commentary from an elite group of subject matter experts who are active in the federal information security community," says Lynn McNulty, CISSP, director of government affairs for (ISC)2. "In establishing the bureau, (ISC)2 has created an invaluable resource for industry editors and a source of expert guidance for publication readers needing a greater understanding of how to implement IT security best practices and management principles in complex enterprise environments."

The bureau's membership will be comprised of security and management professionals from the ranks of the U.S. federal government, including civilian senior executives and military officers, as well as private sector organizations providing information technology security services to government entities. Current EWB members include:

    -- Jane Scott Norris, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, CAP, CISM, chair of (ISC)2 U.S.       Government Executive Writers Bureau, co-chair of (ISC)2 GABCS, dean of       the School of Applied Information Technology, FSI, the training       institute for the U.S. Department of State    -- Lynn McNulty, CISSP, co-chair of (ISC)2 GABCS, director of government       affairs for (ISC)2    -- Hord Tipton, CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, CISA, member of (ISC)2 Board of       Directors, CIO advisor for (ISC)2 GABCS, former CIO of the U.S.       Department of the Interior (retired) and current president of Ironman       Technologies    -- Patrick D. Howard, CISSP, CISM, chief information security officer of       the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development    -- Louis Magnotti, CISSP, chief information security officer for the U.S.       House of Representatives    -- Marc Noble, CISSP- ISSAP, CISM, chief information security officer for       the Federal Communications Commission    -- John R. Rossi, CISSP-ISSEP, MA, professor of systems       management/information assurance at National Defense University    -- Devon Bryan, CISSP, CCNA, MCSE2K, director of IT security for the       Internal Revenue Service    -- Bruce Brody, CISSP, CISM, CAP, ISSPCS, vice president of information       assurance at CACI

"As the global gold standard in information security certification, our membership represents the best of breed in the field," says Hord Tipton, CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, CISA, member of the (ISC)2 Board of Directors and CIO advisor for the (ISC)2 GABCS. "Our primary goal as a bureau is to serve as a voice for the federal information security community."

The bureau is positioned to provide relevant and timely content on a variety of issues such as information security policy, compliance and workforce issues, management practices and governance, network security, security architecture, access controls and more. Details about EWB members and instructions on how to request contributed content from the (ISC)2 Government EWB are available at www.isc2.org/ewb-usgov.

About (ISC)2

The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. [(ISC)2(R)] is the internationally recognized Gold Standard for certifying information security professionals. Founded in 1989, (ISC)2 has certified over 57,000 information security professionals in 135 countries. Based in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, with offices in Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, (ISC)2 issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(R)) and related concentrations, Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP(R)), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP(R)) credentials to those meeting necessary competency requirements. The CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP(R), CISSP-ISSAP(R) and SSCP 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 a continuing professional education program, a portfolio of education products and services based upon (ISC)2's CBK(R), a taxonomy of information security topics, and is responsible for the annual (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study. More information is available at www.isc2.org.

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