Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot Elected to the CSIA Board of Directors.REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Qualys, Inc., the leading provider of on demand security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that Chairman 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. Philippe Courtot has been elected to serve on the Cyber Security Industry Alliance's 2007 Board of Directors. As part of a group of executives chosen from leading global security providers, Philippe Courtot will utilize his years of experience to help CSIA CSIA Cyber Security Industry Alliance CSIA Chimney Safety Institute of America CSIA Colorado Software and Internet Association CSIA China Software Industry Association CSIA Compound Specific Isotope Analysis CSIA Customer Service Institute of Australia to advance cyber security policy in 2007. Members of the CSIA Board of Directors, comprised of CEOs and representatives from member companies, are tasked with securing the privacy, reliability and integrity of information systems through awareness, policy and technology development. As the only organization dedicated to ensuring the privacy, reliability and integrity of information systems, CSIA has played a critical role in influencing several key issues, including the ratification of the Council of Europe's Convention on Cyber Crime and the creation of the Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security and Telecommunications position. In 2007, CSIA will focus on achieving federal legislation to ensure the privacy and security of personal information, strengthening the Federal Information Security Management Act, shaping the cyber security agenda at the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and expanding its influence in Europe. "I am honored to serve on the CSIA board at a time when securing the Internet is more important than ever. Critical business applications that have traditionally been inside the network are now becoming interconnected and organizations of all sizes have a great need to 'externalize' their data and business processes in a secure way so they can operate on a global scale by leveraging the economies of scale the Internet offers," said Philippe Courtot, CEO and chairman of Qualys. "This trend toward outsourcing key business functions will continue to accelerate, and with the growing adoption of new Web applications delivered as a service across the Internet, securing the underlying Web infrastructure becomes an industry obligation." The 2007 CSIA Board of Directors includes: * Mark Templeton, President and CEO, Citrix Systems, Inc. * Ron Moritz, SVP and Chief Security Strategist, CA, Inc. * Risto Siilasmaa, Chairman of the Board, F-Secure Corporation * Thomas Noonan, President and CEO, IBM Internet Security Systems IBM Internet Security Systems is a security software provider which was founded in 1994 as Internet Security Systems, and is often known simply as ISS or ISSX (after its former NASDAQ ticker symbol). The company was acquired by IBM in 2006. * Ken Denman, Chairman, President and CEO, iPass, Inc. * Dale L. Fuller, Interim President and CEO, McAfee, Inc. * Phil Dunkelberger, CEO and President, PGP Corporation * Philippe Courtot, Chairman and CEO, Qualys, Inc. * Patricia Sueltz, CEO, SurfControl Plc * John Thompson, Chairman and CEO, Symantec Corporation * Suzanne Joyce, CEO, TechGuard Security, LLC * Joseph Ansanelli, CEO and Co-Founder, Vontu "CSIA's Board of Directors play a critical role in furthering our mission by providing the technical expertise that is needed to shape public policy and promote cyber security education and awareness," said Liz Gasster, acting executive director and general counsel of CSIA. "We are pleased to welcome Philippe Courtot and his expert background in security risk and compliance to our 2007 Board of Directors." About the Cyber Security Industry Alliance The Cyber Security Industry Alliance is the only advocacy group dedicated exclusively to ensuring the privacy, reliability and integrity of information systems through public policy, technology, education and awareness. Led by CEOs from the world's top security providers, CSIA believes a comprehensive approach to information system security is vital to the stability of the global economy. Visit our web site at www.csialliance.org. Members of the CSIA include Application Security, Inc.; CA, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CA); BSI Management Systems  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . ; Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ); Crossroads Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CRDS CRDS Contribution pour Le Remboursement de la Dette Sociale (French: Social Debt Repayment Contribution) CRDS Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy CRDS Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies ); Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU); F-Secure Corporation (HEX:FSC FSC See: Foreign Sales Corporation 1V); Fortinet, Inc.; IBM Internet Security Systems Inc. (NYSE:IBM); iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS); McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE); Mirage Networks; MXI Security; PGP Corporation; Qualys, Inc.; RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. , The Security Division of EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. (NYSE:EMC); Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR); Surety, Inc.; SurfControl Plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :SRF SRF abbr. somatotropin-releasing factor ); Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC); TechGuard Security, LLC; and Vontu, Inc. About Qualys Qualys, Inc. is the leading provider of on demand security risk and compliance management solutions. Qualys is the only security company that delivers these solutions through a single software-as-a-service platform. QualysGuard[R] allows organizations to strengthen the security of their networks and conduct automated security audits to ensure compliance with policies and regulations. As a scalable and open platform, QualysGuard enables partners to broaden their managed security offerings and expand their consulting services. Qualys' on demand solutions are deployed in a matter of hours anywhere in the world, providing customers an immediate view of their security and compliance posture. QualysGuard is the widest deployed security on demand solution in the world, performing over 150 million IP audits per year. For more information, please visit www.qualys.com. Qualys, the Qualys logo and QualysGuard are proprietary trademarks of Qualys, Inc. All other products or names may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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