(ISC)2 Recognizes Pioneering Cyber Security Workforce Initiatives at Its 2011 Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Gala Dinner in Jakarta

DR. IR. ASHWIN SASONGKO, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNUAL ISLA WITH HONOREES AND GUESTS

JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- (ISC)² ^® ("ISC-squared"), the world's largest not-for-profit information security professional body and administrators of the CISSP^®,  today recognizes four distinguished information security workforce initiatives led by the most outstanding honorees at its fifth annual Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Program Gala Dinner and Ceremony on the evening of July 26 at the Shangri-la hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Guest of Honor, Dr. Ir. Ashwin Sasongko, M.Sc., director general for Informatics Applications, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Republic of Indonesia, will congratulate the honorees and deliver his opening address to Gala guests.

"I would like to thank (ISC)² for hosting the annual Asia-Pacific ISLA celebration in Indonesia. This was made possible thanks in part to the collaborative relationship that the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology for the Republic of Indonesia, UniPro Nuansa Indonesia, the Association of Higher Education in Informatics and Computers in Indonesia (APTIKOM), and (ISC)² have built over the past few years," said Dr. Ir. Ashwin Sasongko.  "ISLA facilitates a great opportunity for our information security professionals to exchange with and learn from the various global industry leaders that this celebration brings to Indonesia. I congratulate all of this year's ISLA honorees for their contributions to the information security industry."

Four distinguished workforce initiatives led by the honorees have been chosen to be showcased. They are:

• Managerial Professional for an Information Security Project Showcased Honoree and Community Service Star: Soyoung Choi, vice president, Media Group Infothe (South Korea). As a decision-maker of a media organization in South Korea, Ms. Choi is dedicated to educating the professional community and public at large about the importance of information security professionalism and awareness. She has been advocating the roles of corporate and organizational information security practitioners by stressing the importance of nurturing local security experts, as well as fostering a favorable environment for a high-quality workforce. Ms. Choi said, "This is a joint effort between our media company and all levels of the community. I hope our meager effort can facilitate discourse throughout the community about the importance of information security. As a media practitioner, I hope that I can assist in building organic networks with government departments, public agencies, industry, academia and R&D entities, as well as all levels of society for information sharing and opinion-gathering."

• Managerial Professional for an Information Security Project Showcased Honoree: Mohd Zabri Adil Talib, EnCE, GCFA, head, Digital Forensics Department at CyberSecurity Malaysia (Malaysia). Mr. Talib was one of the key figures involved in the establishment of digital forensic capabilities in Malaysia. The showcased project is part of a larger five-year effort that began in 2005. He spearheaded the development of the Digital Forensics Department, from training analysts to the final establishment of a full-blown department. "Throughout the past five years, the digital forensics lab has shown remarkable achievements, thanks to all the hard work of my associates. I am proud that our department has been recognized by (ISC)² as well as regional peers," said Mr. Talib.

• Senior Information Security Professional Showcased Honoree: Chiung-ying (CY) Huang, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, senior technical manager of Acer e-Enabling Data Center, Acer Inc. (Taiwan). Since 2004, Mr. Huang has been the technical head of Acer Security Operations Center, providing managed security services to customers, which include major government agencies and leading enterprises in Taiwan. In 2008, Mr. Huang started the SOC 2.0 project to design "technical management" and "operational management" performance indexes to help evaluate the ROI regarding security investment. The discovery of new attack methods and malicious proxies are shared not only with their own customers, but also across all government agencies in Taiwan.   "My team has achieved fruitful results, discovering new attacks methods and implementing new rules to detect them, contributing to the development security practices for government agencies and other customers," said Mr. Huang.

• Information Security Practitioner Showcased Honoree: Jong-Oh Hur, CISSP, CISA, APEC Engineer/EMF-IRPE, project manager for IT Security Systems, AhnLab Inc. (South Korea). With a goal to deliver the highest quality education to information security practitioners in South Korea, Mr. Hur focused on creating high quality content in an educational environment. He was involved in a core group of Korean volunteers who translated (ISC)²'s  CBK^® Review Seminar materials into Korean,  allowing more local security practitioners to gain a clear understanding of the materials. He also helped to organize monthly conferences and bi-weekly seminars for the Korea CISSP Chapter so that local CISSPs could acquire up-to-date knowledge and discuss industry challenges. "I am very happy that this project is being recognized, and I also enjoy seeing the spread of information security professionalism in Korea and beyond," said Mr. Hur.

W. Hord Tipton, CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, CISA, executive director of (ISC)² said, "I truly admire the security professionals who are working diligently to combat increasing pressures to secure our systems, networks and infrastructures that we all rely on to function in our daily lives. This year's nominees represent some of the top security professionals in Asia-Pacific, whose leadership and mentorship are paving the path for the future of information security. We received the highest number of nominations for this program to date, which we attribute to the expanding field of information security, and the growing demand for qualified professionals. We are also grateful to the ISLA Nomination Review Committee from our Asian Advisory Board for their impartial and dedicated effort to select the showcased honorees amongst so many impressive and diversified initiatives."

At the ISLA Gala Dinner and Ceremony, members of the (ISC)² Board of Directors and the (ISC)² Asian Advisory Board and dignitaries will celebrate with honorees and guests from countries throughout Asia-Pacific, including Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Thailand, as well as local honorees and (ISC)² members from Indonesia.

For a detailed list of all 2011 ISLA honorees, please visit: https://www.isc2.org/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=7733.

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