Information Security Executives Heralded for Achievements in the IT Industry

Nominees for Information Security Executive (ISE®) of the Year Southeast Awards 2008 Announced

ATLANTA - February 6, 2008 - Today the nominees for the ISE® Southeast Award 2008 were announced.

The finalists and winner will be revealed at a gala ceremony held on the evening of Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The coveted ISE® Southeast Award is presented to a chief security officer or executive in an equivalent position who has made a positive impact in the industry through risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and information security. Eligible nominees are selected from the Southeast region, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

In addition to the awards, the nominees and executives participate in the extraordinary two-day Leadership Summit, comprised of cutting-edge forums, speakers, panelists and presentations to challenge current thinking and bring to light innovation and forward thinking from the region's top information security and IT executives.

"We have a terrific list of exemplary leaders as nominees for the ISE® Southeast Award 2008," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of T.E.N. "We couldn't think of a better testament to the significance of the award in its sixth year, as it continues to bring visibility to the information security and risk management industry and to the men and women who lead it."