Enterprise Networking Systems Hires Industry-Leading Security Professionals to Manage Expanding Global Security Practice.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1999-- Security "Dream Team" to Deliver Best-of-Breed Thought-Leadership in the Mission-Critical Network Security Arena Enterprise Networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. Systems, Inc. (ENS), a leader in the development of next-generation network services, today announced the appointment of three prominent security professionals to drive technology development and best practices for its rapidly scaling global security practice. With the appointment of Edward Fulford, Thomas Peltier and Peter Stephenson, ENS gains more than 60 years of combined security experience, representing the most impressive talent pool of security industry thought-leaders within one company. Fulford joins as the director of design strategy and will be responsible for setting directions and building additional competencies in security architectures for applications, including application development methods and virtual private network architecture design. Peltier joins as the director of policies and administration and will be responsible for continuing development of ENS' methodologies and tools in the security management process arena, from setting policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental to security operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. and training. Stephenson joins as the director of technology and will be responsible for establishing new guidelines and approaches for all technology-related aspects of security strategy, from security evaluation, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , forensics See computer forensics. and the associated hardware and software tools. "ENS recognizes that security is a critical component of today's e-business infrastructures and is committed to providing superior levels of knowledge, experience and best practices to our clients," said Will Clark
"Ed, Tom and Peter are each accomplished and well-recognized leaders in the world of security," said Michael Corby, vice president of the ENS' Global Security Practice. "With their extensive experience, I'm proud to say that ENS will be able to provide unmatched security knowledge and best practices to our clients and their networked application environments." Fulford brings to ENS more than 15 years of experience in the security arena. Before joining ENS, he was a corporate security officer for Delta Technology in Atlanta, where he was responsible for defining the risk mitigation and threat response measures and processes necessary to safeguard and secure Delta Technology's employees, facilities, systems, information and other mission critical assets. Previously, he was a senior manager at First Consulting Group, where he was responsible for developing the Network Security practice for the Eastern Region. Prior to that, he was a manager for the Computer Assurance Services Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'. division at Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. He has also held various security positions at Concert (now British Telecom/MCI), Northern Telecom and Arthur Young Arthur Young is the name of several notable people
Fulford holds several certifications: he is a Certified Fraud Examiner Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) is a designation awarded by The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). The ACFE is a 41,000 member-based global association dedicated to providing anti-fraud education and training. (C.F.E), Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a vendor-neutral certification governed by the non-profit International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (commonly known as (ISC)²). (C.I.S.S.P.) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (C.I.S.A.). He received his Master of Business Administration degree from Troy State University in Troy, Alabama and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Business Administration from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. . Peltier brings to ENS more than 30 years of experience in the security industry. Before joining ENS, he was the national director for Consulting Services at CyberSafe Corporation, where he developed and implemented the Facilitated Risk Analysis Process (FRAP), a qualitative process that allows organizations to identify risk and threats, prioritize those concerns and identify cost-effective safeguards to mitigate those risks. Prior to that, he was a supervisor at Detroit Edison, where he implemented the development of a Corporate Information Protection Program that was recognized for excellence in the field of computer and information security by winning the Computer Security Institute's Information Security Program of the Year for 1996. Peltier previously was the information security specialist for General Motors Corporation. Peltier has authored several books and published numerous articles on various computer and information security issues. He is the past chairman of the Computer Security Institute (CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International ) advisory council and past chairman of the 18th Annual CSI Conference. He will be presenting a paper on "Developing a Security Awareness Program" at the 26th Annual CSI Conference to be held in Washington D.C. on November 15. Peltier is founder and past-president of the Southeast Michigan Computer Security Special Interest Group and a former member of the board of directors for (ISC (1) (Internet Systems Consortium, Redwood City, CA www.isc.org) An organization founded by Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud and Rick Adams in 1994 and later sponsored by UUNET and other Internet companies. )2, the Security Professional Certification Organization. He was the 1993 "Lifetime Award" recipient at the 20th Annual CSI conference. He conducts numerous seminars and workshops on various security topics and is also an associate professor at the graduate level for Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. . Peltier holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the University of Detroit. Stephenson is a well-known writer, consultant and lecturer with an international reputation in large-scale computer networks and information protection. He has written or co-authored 13 books and more than 400 articles in computer trade and technical journals. Previously, he was the principle consultant for the Intrusion Management and Forensics Group, a division of Sanda International Corporation, where he developed the Intrusion Management Model, a top-level management model for information security. He is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Established in 1988 the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is the professional organization that governs professional fraud examiners. Its activities include producing fraud information, tools and training. (A.C.F.E.), the Information Systems Security Association (I.S.S.A.) and the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (H.T.C.I.A.). Stephenson will be leading workshops on "Comprehensive Intrusion Management" and "How to Form a Skilled Computer Incident Response Team" at this year's 26th Annual CSI Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. on November 15. About ENS The market leader in next-generation network consulting and professional services, ENS is setting and achieving the highest standards for 24x7 e-business performance. With a full lifecycle of services and an accountability-based approach, ENS helps enterprise and telecommunications clients create reliable, secure and scalable network substructures for their mission-critical e-business applications. Headquartered in Redwood City, ENS is aggressively expanding into the global marketplace. ENS is backed by Benchmark Capital, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Trinity Ventures. More information on ENS is available at http://www.ens.com. Note to Editors: ENS is a registered trademark of Enterprise Networking Systems, Inc. |
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