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ATLANTA - April 28, 2009 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums and events worldwide, announced today the nominees for the ISE Mid-Atlantic Awards 2009. The Awards recognize information security executives and project teams for outstanding achievement in risk management, data asset protection, compliance, privacy and network security.

The finalists and winners will be revealed at a gala ceremony held on the evening of Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton Downtown in Washington, DC. Eligible nominees represent the mid Atlantic region including Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.

In the Commercial Category, the Nominees for the Executive of the Year Mid-Atlantic Award 2009 are:

	Carl Burgess, CISSP, CISM Director, IT Security QVC West Chester, PA Biography >			Stacey Halota, CISSP, CISA, CIPP Vice President, Information Security and Privacy The Washington Post Washington, DC Biography >
	Don Horn, CISSP, CGEIT, CISM, CCNA, Oracle Master of Technology, NSA INFOSEC Assessment Methodology, NSA INFOSEC Evaluation Methodology Director of Information Security CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Red Lion, PA Biography >			Jon Moore, CISM, CISA Chief Information Security Officer, IT Operations Humana, Inc. Louisville, KY Biography >
	Jason Taule, CMC, CPCM, CISM, CGEIT, CHSIII, CDPS, NSA-IAM Director, Corporate Information Security General Dynamics Information Technology, Health IT Solutions Baltimore, MD Biography >

In the Government Category, the Nominees for the Executive of the Year Mid-Atlantic Award 2009 are:

	Jerry L. Davis, CISSP, PMP Deputy Chief Information Officer for IT Security National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Washington, DC Biography >			Kevin Deeley Director of Information Technology Security Staff (ITSS) and Deputy CIO of the Department of Justice (DOJ) U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. Biography >
	Sandra Graham, CISSP, CISM Information Security Manager Chesterfield County Chesterfield, VA Biography >			Mischel Kwon, Masters Degree in Computer Science, Masters Certificate in Information Assurance Director, United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC Biography >
	Randy W. Ledsome, CISSP, ISSMP Director, Field Security Service U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Wilkes-Barre, PA Biography >			Melissa Lindholm, CISSP Bureau Chief Information Security Officer U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Washington, DC Biography >
	Roger Mahach, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC Biography>			Robert Maley, Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Forensics Investigator (CISFI), and Encase Certified Examiner (EnCE) Chief Information Security Officer Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA Biography>
	Dr. Douglas Maughan Branch Chief / Program Lead, Cyber Security, Command, Control & Interoperability Division, S&T Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC Biography >			Evette Maynard-Noel, MSIA, CISSP, NSA-IAM, NSA-IEM Deputy Director Information Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC Biography >

The Nominees for Project of the Year Mid-Atlantic Award 2009 and their Executive Sponsors are:

Company: Harleysville Group, Inc. Project Name: Enterprise Endpoint Protection City/State: Harleysville, PA Executive Sponsor: Ron Schlecht, Jr., CISSP, CCE, Corporate Information Security Officer

Company: Chesterfield County Project Name: Chesterfield County: National Cyber Security Awareness Month Event City/State: Chesterfield, VA Executive Sponsor: Barry Condrey, Chief Information Officer		Company: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Project Name: Safeguarding Citizen Data City/State: Harrisburg, PA Executive Sponsor: Erik Avakian, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Company: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Project Name: New Financial Environment (NFE) Security Restructuring Project (SRP) City/State: Washington, D.C. Executive Sponsor: Karen J. Hughes, Deputy Director/Controller, Division of Finance		Company: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) Project Name: Distributed Global Secure Systems Administration (DGSSA) City/State: Rockville, MD Executive Sponsor: Michael I. Wilson, HJF Director of IT Infrastructure
Company: Millennium Challenge Corporation Project Name: Renovating and Securing the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Infrastructure Around the Globe City/State: Washington, D.C. Executive Sponsor: Dennis Lauer, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer		Company: NASA Project Name: NASA Enterprise-wide Security Operations Center Implementation Project City/State: Washington, D.C. Executive Sponsor: Jerry L. Davis, Deputy Chief Information Officer for IT Security
Company: State of Delaware Project Name: Delaware Information Security Officer Boot Camp Training City/State: Dover, DE Executive Sponsor: Elayne Starkey, Chief Security Officer, Department of Technology and Information		Company: U.S. Navy Project Name: PROMETHEUS (U.S. Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command "NCDOC") City/State: Washington, D.C. Executive Sponsor: Jim Granger, Director of Capabilities and Readiness, U.S. Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command

"The Awards promise to bring in prominent industry leaders from across the region," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. “We couldn't think of a better testament to the significance of the ISE Program Award Series in its seventh year, as it continues to bring visibility to the information security and risk management industry and to the men and women who lead it."

"Fortify is honored to support the ISE Mid-Atlantic Awards in recognition of information security professionals who have shown proven leadership in the IT Security field," said Fortify CEO John M. Jack. "Along with the Fortify Executive Summit with Colin Powell, we are thrilled to be taking part in two great events that recognize the outstanding work of IT security executives."

The ISE Mid-Atlantic Awards are held in conjunction with a two day Summit at the Ritz Carlton Downtown in Washington, DC. The Summit is comprised of cutting-edge roundtable topics, speakers, panelists, and presentations to challenge current thinking and bring to light the innovation and forward thinking of the region’s top information security and IT executives.

“Qualys is honored at the opportunity to support ISE’s efforts to recognize the security information leaders that have demonstrated exemplary achievements. Their job is particularly challenging these days as the threats are growing exponentially and because organizations have the tendency to quickly put the blame on them when problems occur and take them for granted when everything goes smoothly,” said Philippe Courtot, Chairman and CEO of Qualys.

About the Sponsors

The Executive Forum and Information Security Executive of the Year Mid-Atlantic Awards 2009 is the property of Executive Alliance, Inc., and is brought to the business community by the following: Gigabyte Sponsors – Fortify and Qualys; Megabyte Sponsor - Novell; Kilobyte Sponsors – Symantec and Voltage; Display Sponsors – McAfee and Trend Micro; Media Sponsors – InformationWeek and Infosecurity magazines.

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About Executive Alliance

Executive Alliance is recognized worldwide as the premier organization for creating leadership recognition forums that honor and celebrate outstanding achievements 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; West/ San Francisco; Northeast/New York City; and North America/Washington, D.C. Included in the Executive Alliance series is the Data Center Executive of the Year Awards (DaCEY). For more information, visit www.execalliance.com, www.infosecaward.com or www.datacenterawards.com.

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