(ISC)2 announced winners of its annual Cyber Security Awareness contest where security professionals submitted awareness materials for public use. Five winners each received $1,000 for their top-ranked submissions, including presentations, posters, and lessons on topics like data backup, internet safety, and security approaches. The contest aims to promote cyber security awareness by making expert-created resources freely available. Due to its success, (ISC)2 plans to continue the contest annually and expand the online repository of materials.

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(ISC)2® ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS CONTEST
(ISC)² Donates US$5,000 to Winners for Their Commitment to
Promoting Cyber Security for the Common Good
PALM HARBOR, Fla., USA, Feb. 12, 2008 – (ISC)2® (“ISC-squared”), the non-profit
global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their
careers, today announced the winners of its Cyber Security Awareness Month contest, where top
professionals from around the world submitted security awareness tools on an online repository
free to the public.
(ISC)²-certified members, representing preeminent information security experts from
corporate, government and academic arenas spanning North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific,
were invited to post materials that organizations and individuals could download to promote
online safety at work or within the community. A total of 118 materials were uploaded to the
(ISC)² Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center, including templates that can be customized
by end users, such as posters, flyers, brochures, presentations and games.
Winners were selected based on a combination of rankings and public downloads of their
materials. Each will receive US$1,000 from (ISC)². The winners are:
• Boris Loza, a CISSP based in Canada, for “Anti-Hacking School, Lessons One
and Two”
• Hayman Ezzeldin, a CISSP based in Germany, for “Backup Your Data!” poster
• Jay Schwitzgebel, a CISSP-ISSMP based in the U.S., for a “Consumer Internet
Security Awareness on Emerging Security Threats” presentation
• Pedro Verdin Jimenez, a CISSP based in Mexico, for a Spanish-language
presentation on cyber safety and security
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• Nishidhdha Shah, a CISSP based in the U.S., for a presentation entitled
“Approach to Information Security”
Mr. Schwitzgebel commented, “There is a real need to educate people about the best way
to protect themselves online. As a CISSP and security practitioner, I routinely network with my
colleagues and share awareness materials for adapted re-use.
“That the (ISC)² Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center facilitates such professional
sharing, while also making the materials available to an even broader public audience, is a
tremendous value to the security industry. I’m proud to be a member of an organization that has
made awareness part of its core mission.”
“Due to the success of the online resource center, we’ve decided to build out and enhance
the site, keep it operational year-round and hold the contest again this year,” said Eddie Zeitler,
CISSP, executive director of (ISC)2. “Our members have invaluable expertise and experience to
share. The Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center is an important vehicle to make that
knowledge available to the public for the greater cyber good.”
To continue building the repository with compelling materials, (ISC)² plans to run the
contest annually. To access the Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center, please visit
www.isc2.org/csa.
Another (ISC)² initiative to support Cyber Security Awareness Month included
participation in National Cyber Security Awareness Day in Tallahassee, Fla. (ISC)2 Security
Strategist and former White House cyber security advisor Howard Schmidt was joined by Miss
America Lauren Nelson and Tallahassee Mayor John Marks at Florida State University to
discuss ways families can better protect themselves from online threats. Sponsored by the
National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), the event was part of a nationwide campaign to
educate the American public, businesses, schools and government agencies about ways to secure
their part of cyber space, computers and the nation’s critical infrastructure.
Assuring public awareness of cyber security has become an official element of the (ISC)2
mission designed to enhance and support the information security profession. (ISC)2 has
alliances with several organizations around the world who are committed to bring cyber security
awareness to the public, including Childnet International and SCIPP International® and the
Information Security Awareness Forum. Over 100 (ISC)2 member volunteers have received
training from Childnet International, a charity whose mission is to work with others to help make
the Internet a great and safe place for children, to give presentations on Internet safety to 11- to
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14 year-old students in the United Kingdom. The program is expected to expand to schools in
the U.S. and Asia later this year. SCIPP International, a global non-profit organization dedicated
to providing world-class security awareness training and certificates for end users, has invited
Zeitler to sit on their advisory board to provide counsel and exchange ideas between the two
organizations. John Colley, CISSP, managing director for (ISC)² EMEA, represents (ISC)² as a
founding member of the Information Security Awareness Forum, a cross-industry initiative
supported by former UK Home Secretary David Blunkett and organized by the Information
Systems Security Association (ISSA) UK Chapter Advisory Board.
In January, (ISC)² also launched a pilot program in Hong Kong, “Youngsters Information
Security Awareness Program”, in conjunction with its Hong-Kong based Affiliated Local Interest
Group, the Professional Information Security Association (PISA), the Hong Kong Office of
Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and the Hong Kong Police. The program aims
to promote information security awareness to local students through school tours. To date,
volunteers have reached approximately 300 students.
(ISC)2 and its members are also advocates for, participate in and sponsor a number of
year-round security-related events throughout the world that support security awareness,
including:
• Safer Internet Days in the EU
• Clean PC Day in Hong Kong
• Global Security Week in New Zealand
• Computer Security Day in the U.S.
About (ISC)²
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. [(ISC)2®] is the
internationally recognized Gold Standard for certifying information security professionals. Founded in
1989, (ISC)² has certified over 57,000 information security professionals in 135 countries. Based in Palm
Harbor, Florida, USA, with offices in Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, (ISC)2 issues
the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) and related concentrations,
Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAPCM), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner
(SSCP®) credentials to those meeting necessary competency requirements. The CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP®,
CISSP-ISSAP® and SSCP are among the first information technology credentials to meet the stringent
requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying
personnel. (ISC)² also offers a continuing professional education program, a portfolio of education
products and services based upon (ISC)2’s CBK®, a compendium of information security topics, and is
responsible for the annual (ISC)² Global Information Security Workforce Study. More information is
available at www.isc2.org.
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