CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(ISC)²® (“ISC-squared”), the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software security professionals worldwide, with over 100,000 members, today announced the newly elected officers for its Board of Directors. The 13-member Board provides governance and oversight for the organization, grants certifications to qualifying candidates, and enforces adherence to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics.
Effective January 24, 2015, the following individuals assumed Board officer positions:
Chairperson: Prof. Corey Schou, Ph.D., Fellow
of (ISC)², CSSLP (U.S.A.)
Professor Corey Schou, Ph.D.,
Fellow of (ISC)², CSSLP, CCFP, HCISPP, is The University Professor of
Informatics, professor of information systems and associate dean in the
for the college of business computer information systems program at
Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.A. He also serves as the
director of the National Information Assurance Training and Education
Center (NIATEC) and the Informatics Research Institute (IRI). In
addition, he is a founder and past board chairperson of the oldest
computer security educators forum: the Colloquium for Information
Systems Security Education (CISSE). He is a prolific author with
hundreds of books, papers, articles and presentations. His latest book
from McGraw Hill was co-authored with fellow board member Steve
Hernandez. The book, Information Assurance Handbook: Effective
Computer Security and Risk Management Strategies, has been well
received by members of the profession. Prof. Schou is one of the
seven founders of (ISC)² and was the compiler and editor of the original
CBK® for (ISC)². He has recently returned from New Zealand
after serving as a Fulbright Scholar at Waikato University. In 2001, he
received the Harold F. Tipton Award, the highest award bestowed
by (ISC)².
Vice Chairperson: Flemming Faber, CISSP
(Denmark)
Flemming Faber has been working in information
security since 1994. He is a senior advisor in the Network Security
Division at the Danish Centre for Cyber Security under the Ministry of
Defence where he is responsible for policy, strategy and international
cooperation. Since obtaining the CISSP in 1999, he has been working as a
security consultant and information security manager in international
consultancy firms: Ramboll Management, ICL and Protect Data. In 2003, he
joined the The Danish National IT and Telecom Agency, a Danish
government agency where he was head of the IT security division until
2009. He was in charge of the information security strategy in relation
to the general Danish eGovernment initiatives, the Danish government’s
information security awareness campaigns, privacy initiatives and the
development of information security standards for Danish government
agencies. Mr. Faber was the main architect behind the establishment of
the Danish GovCERT in 2009. Since 2006, he has been the Danish
government's representative on the board of ENISA, the European Network
and Information Security Agency. From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Faber worked
with (ISC)²'s international workshop, reviewing CISSP exam questions. He
also served as exam supervisor in Europe from 1999 to 2006.
Treasurer: Diana-Lynn Contesti, CISSP-ISSAP,
ISSMP, CSSLP, SSCP (Canada)
Diana-Lynn Contesti has 25
years of experience in information security. Currently, she is the chief
information security officer for a Fortune 100 company
headquartered in Luxembourg. In this role, Diana provides oversight of
the information security program and develops standards and guidelines
that are used internationally. Prior to joining the global staff, she
provided information security best practices to the local organization,
including developing policies, security awareness, forensic
investigations and data classification schemas. Ms. Contesti has done
many presentations on the security related to SCADA systems, as well as
APT, UNIX security and securing Active Directory. She is also a
published author of the Official (ISC)² Guide to the SSCP CBK
(first edition). Ms. Contesti has been actively involved as an (ISC)²
volunteer for the past 15 years, and championed the (ISC)² Foundation’s
Women's Scholarship program.
Secretary: Jennifer Minella, CISSP (U.S.A.)
Jennifer
Minella is currently VP of engineering and consulting CISO with Carolina
Advanced Digital, Inc. With more than 15 years' experience working in
the technology industry, Jennifer's most recent focus is in specialized
areas of infrastructure security, including network access control (NAC)
and 802.1X, wireless security technologies, industrial security and
SCADA. Most recently, she provided strategic security consulting for
government agencies, educational institutions and Fortune 100 and Fortune
500 corporations. In addition to consulting and client project
implementations, Mrs. Minella is an author, contributor and trusted
media resource for information security topics. She was a contributing
author of the (ISC)² Official CISSP Courseware v9 and a co-author
of Low Tech Hacking. She is also a consulting faculty member of
IANS Research, contributing author of technology publications, and a
trusted technical advisor to editors and journalists across the U.S.A.
“I am so humbled by having been elected chairperson of the Board of Directors for (ISC)²,” said Prof. Corey Schou. “Although the consortium is only 25 years old, I have been associated with it for almost 30 years. The first meetings to form the consortium were held in room 416 of the College of Business at Idaho State University. At later meetings in Salt Lake City, we sat around a conference table and thought we would be successful if we ever had 500 members – little did we know what the future held. We now have more than 100,000 members worldwide. This year, I hope to work with our outstanding board and management team to expand underpinnings of the consortium and increase the value of the organization to the members and those who rely on our certificate holders to be knowledgeable and ethical. I wish to thank all who have made this wonderful organization grow and prosper.”
The members of the (ISC)² Board of Directors are elected through a voting process each year among the organization’s global membership. The Board is comprised of (ISC)²-certified volunteers who are industry leaders from around the globe representing business, government and academia. Visit (ISC)2’s website for a complete list of current Board members and for information on the (ISC)² Board of Directors election process.
About (ISC)²®
Formed in 1989, (ISC)² is the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software security professionals worldwide, with nearly 100,000 members in more than 160 countries. Globally recognized as the Gold Standard, (ISC)² issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) and related concentrations, as well as the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP®), the Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFPSM), Certified Authorization Professional (CAP®), HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPPSM), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP®) credentials to qualifying candidates. (ISC)²’s certifications are among the first information technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC)² also offers education programs and services based on its CBK®, a compendium of information and software security topics. More information is available at www.isc2.org.
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