Privacy Experts From ePrivacy Group to Chair and Speak at Upcoming Information Integrity World Summit; FTC Commissioner Orson Swindle to Deliver Opening Keynote Address.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PAOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2002 As part of its ongoing educational efforts, ePrivacy Group will sponsor, chair and speak at the upcoming Information Integrity World Summit to be held at the Wyndham, Washington, D.C. May 14-17. Featured speakers include FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Commissioner Orson Swindle, who will keynote the first day of the conference, and Microsoft's CPO (Chief Privacy Officer) An individual who manages the privacy issues within an organization. Arising out of the privacy regulations in finance and health care in the late 1990s, the CPO position eventually crossed over to all industries. , Richard Purcell. IBM's CPO, Harriet Pearson, will keynote the second day, which is chaired by Jeff Richards, ePrivacy Group's Senior Vice President for Global Strategy. Vincent Schiavone, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ePrivacy Group, will be speaking that day on "Winning Tactics for an Effective Privacy Team." "We are delighted to have this opportunity to share lessons from our experience as consultants to Global 100 companies who are leaders in establishing privacy best practices," said Schiavone. Michael Miora, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of ePrivacy Group, who will be participating in several conference sessions, was instrumental in putting together the privacy track covering such topics as privacy policy development and implementation, privacy incident handling, EU Safe Harbor issues, and implications of the USA Patriot Act USA PATRIOT Act [Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorists], 2001, U.S. . Fran Maier, Executive Director of TRUSTe, will be speaking on the use of effective use of trust marks for privacy assurance. About ePrivacy Group (http://www.eprivacygroup.com) An international privacy consulting, training and technology company, ePrivacy Group helps companies manage privacy issues through its proprietary consultation methodology, certified online training, and patent-pending POSTIVA Trust Stamp technology. Through a strategic alliance with TRUSTe, developers of the world's largest web privacy seal program, ePrivacy Group technology is making possible the Trusted Sender program, which provides real-time verification of legitimate commercial email sender identity and message authenticity. Founded by leading experts in electronic privacy and data protection, ePrivacy Group is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Philadelphia, with offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Europe. About Information Integrity World Summit (http://www.411integrity.com) Organized by high tech conference experts, Imark Communications, this event brings together seasoned data privacy and protection experts to provide practical advice on how to handle privacy issues in corporations today. The event enjoys broad support and sponsorship, including two leading professional associations, the International Privacy Officers Association (IAPO IAPO International Association of Physical Oceanography ) and the Information System Security Association (ISSA (Information Systems Security Association, Bellingham, WA, www.issa.org) A membership organization that promotes effective management practices for computer security. Founded in 1982, ISSA has chapters in more than 20 countries and hosts an annual conference. ). There are pre- and post-conference sessions to address specialized topics such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, , wireless security, and computer forensics. Attendees can also take the examination for the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computer security administered by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. (Certified Information System Security Professional) or earn credits towards their CISSP/SCCP. |
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