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ATLANTA - August 12, 2008 -Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums worldwide, announced today the nominees for the ISE West Executive and Project of the Year Awards 2008.

The awards recognize excellence in the field of information security, risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and network security. The nominees, finalists, and winners will be celebrated at the spectacular ISE West Awards Gala held on the evening of Thursday, September 18, 2008 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.

These outstanding candidates represent the ISE West Region, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

The following executives are nominated for the Information Security Executive of the Year Award 2008:

	Carl Allen, CISM Director of Information Systems Security and Assurance Intermountain Healthcare Salt Lake City, UT Biography >			Geoffrey Aranoff Chief Information Security Officer Broadcom Corporation Irvine, CA Biography >
	Henry Bagdasarian, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CIA, CFSA, CFS, CBM (Former) Information Security Director Health Net Woodland Hills, CA Biography>			Daniel Blander, CISSP, CISM Acting Senior Director of Information Security Pacific SunWear Anaheim, CA Biography >
	Eddie Borrero, CISSP, MCSE, CCNP Chief Information Security Officer Robert Half International, Inc. Pleasanton, CA Biography >			Dr. Suchindran "Chat" Chatterjee Formerly with MODIS, Inc. Professor Arizona State University Peoria, AZ Biography >
	Joshua Davis, CISSP, CISM, CISA Director of Information Security & Compliance Qualcomm San Diego, CA Biography>			Morian Eberhard Vice President of Enterprise Security Union Bank of California Monterey Park, CA Biography >
	Bruce M. Grosse Director of Information Security and Compliance PG&E - Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Francisco, CA Biography >			David Hahn, CISSP Senior Vice President and Group Information Security Officer Wells Fargo Bank San Francisco, CA Biography>
	Dennis C. Kavanaugh, CISSP, CISM Director and Chief Information Security Officer Palm, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA Biography >			Al Kirkpatrick, CISM, CISSP Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer First American Corporation Santa Ana, CA Biography >
	Chris Letterman, MCSE, MCT, CCNA, CHP, CSCS Chief Information Security Officer Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Juneau, AK Biography>			Rich Mason, CISSP, EnCE, DFSS Director & Deputy Chief Security Officer Honeywell International, Inc. Tempe, AZ Biography>
	David R. Matthews, CISSP, CISM, GSEC, CCFE, A+ Deputy Chief Information Security Officer City of Seattle Seattle, WA Biography >			Brian Moore Director of Information Technology Verity Credit Union Seattle WA Biography>
	Mike Mucha Chief Information Security Officer Stanford Hospital & Clinics Palo Alto, CA Biography>			Izak Mutlu, CISM Vice President of Information Security Salesforce.com San Francisco, CA Biography>
	Suzan Nascimento, CISSP, G7799 Corporate Information Security Manager Experian, Inc. Costa Mesa, CA Biography>			Robert Owens, CISM Chief of Information Assurance and Investigations Visa, Inc. Foster City, CA Biography>
	Christopher Paidhrin HIPAA & IT Security Officer Southwest Washington Medical Center (SWMC) Vancouver,WA Biography>			Melody Pereira, CISSP, CISM, CISA Vice President, Information Security First Republic Bank San Francisco, CA Biography>
	Jeremy Pratt, CCNP, CCDP, CCSA, CCSE Manager, Networks, Security and Telecomm Los Angeles Times Fontana, CA Biography>			Jeff L. Shyshka Deputy Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Operations and Field Development Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology Palo Alto, CA Biography>
	Dr. Rick K. Smith, CISSP Systems Operations Manager Southern Ute Growth Fund - Shared Services Ignacio, CO Biography>			Myrna Soto Vice President IT Governance & Chief Information Security Officer MGM Mirage Las Vegas, NV Biography>
	Bert Talley, CFE Associate Director Forensic Services Apollo Group, Inc. Peoria, AZ Biography >			Daniel Tapper, CISSP Director of Application Security WellPoint, Inc. Woodland Hills, CA Biography >
	Eduard L. Telders, CPP, CISM Director, Information Security Recreational Equipment, Inc. Sumner, WA Biography >			Isabelle Theisen, CISM, CISA, MSBA Chief Security Officer First Advantage Corporation Poway, CA Biography>
	Andrew Tilli, CISSP Vice President, Corporate Security First Data Corporation Greenwood Village, CO Biography >			Nicole Tutt, CISSP, CISA, CCNA, GCFW, GCIH, CCSA, Cisco Firewall Specialist Information Security Officer Spokane Teachers Credit Union Liberty Lake, WA Biography >

These companies are nominated for completing outstanding information security projects in the last 12-18 months:

	Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Data Security Initiative Phase I - Data at Rest Chris Letterman Chief Information Security Officer			First Advantage Corporation Captain Advantage Security and Privacy Awareness Campaign Isabelle Theisen Chief Security Officer
	Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Modular Identity & Access Management Solution Karl West Chief Information Security Officer			MGM Mirage Compliance and Governance Myrna Soto Vice President IT Governance & Chief Information Security Officer
	Qualcomm Project Defender Joshua Davis, CISSP, CISM, CISA Director of Information Security & Compliance			Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund - Shared Services Redesign of Network Security Dr. Rick K. Smith, CISSP Systems Operations Manager
	Verity Credit Union Improving Security and Productivity at Verity Credit Union With Single Sign-On Brian Moore Director of Information Technology

In addition to the awards, the nominees and executives participate in the 2-day Executive Alliance Leadership Summit, which fosters interaction and peer-to-peer information exchange for industry members to establish new and develop existing relationships. Key industry leaders will facilitate roundtable discussions and provide their insight to security issues facing the information security industry.

"This year's list of nominees for the ISE West Awards reads like the Who's Who in information security," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "These executives have complex responsibilities and pressure on them to assess risk and protect their organizations. We are looking forward to recognizing them for their achievements."

Registration for the ISE Executive Forum and tickets for the Gourmet Dinner and Awards Gala are available at http://www.infosecaward.com/regional/west/.

About the Sponsors

The Executive Alliance Leadership Summit Featuring the ISE West Awards 2008 is the property of Executive Alliance, Inc., and is brought to the business community by the following: Megabyte Sponsor - Qualys; Kilobyte Sponsors - 8e6 Technologies, Apani, ArcSight, Aveksa, Brabeion, Courion, Fortify, nCircle, Ounce Labs, Passlogix, Reconnex, Symantec, and Verdasys; Media Sponsors - InformationWeek Magazine and Infosecurity Magazine US Edition; IT Security Education Sponsor - Security University.

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Executive Alliance is recognized worldwide as the premier organization for creating leadership-recognition forums that honor and celebrate outstanding achievement of executives in different industries. These forums facilitate deep relationships and provide visibility for executives and their companies while offering access and insight to the key people leading these industries.

Recognized by Morgan Keegan as the largest most widely recognized awards program for IT security executives, the Executive Alliance ISE Award Program Series includes these regions and cities, Southeast/Atlanta; Central/Dallas; Mid-Atlantic/Washington, DC; United Kingdom/London, England; West/ San Francisco; Northeast/New York City; and National/Washington, DC. Additional program in the Executive Alliance series include the Data Center Executive and Project of the Year Awards (DaCEY). Visit www.infosecaward.com & www.datacenterawards.com.

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