Symantec CTO to Keynote at ISACA's CACS Conference; Security Expert to Speak about Legal Skills for Audit Professionals.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ISACA's CACS CACS Center for Advanced Computer Studies CACS Computer Audit, Control and Security CACS Carrier Access Corporation (stock symbol) CACs Criteria Air Contaminants CACS Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CACS Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Conference CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2003 Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ), the world leader in Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. , today announced that Rob Clyde, Symantec vice president and chief technology officer, will give a luncheon keynote at ISACA's North America Conference on Computer Audit, Control and Security. His presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, at 12:30 p.m. CT at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Houston, Texas. Larry Dietz, Symantec's director of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. enterprise marketing, will give a presentation titled "Legal Skills for Audit Professionals" Thursday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m. CT. Clyde's keynote will discuss the importance of information security governance Information Security Governance, Information Security Governance or ISG, is a subset discipline of Corporate Governance focused on information Security systems and their performance and risk management. and the crucial role played by IT audit, control, security and assurance professionals. As chief technology officer, Clyde sets the technology vision and strategy for Symantec and leads Symantec Research Labs. Dietz's presentation will discuss legal issues concerning corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , information security liability, intellectual property protection, and security due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. mandated by new laws and regulation. Dietz is a licensed attorney and has more than 30 years of diversified military and commercial information operations experience. Sponsored by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) is an international professional association for information system audit. ISACA is an affiliates member of IFAC[1] and IT Governance Institute. (R) (ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Rolling Meadows, IL, www.isaca.org) A membership association dedicated to information systems auditing and security. Founded as the EDP Auditors Association in 1969, ISACA provides certification in auditing and security (see CISA and CISM). (R)), North America CACS annually attracts hundreds of attendees from all experience levels. The conference is a forum for IS audit, control and security professionals from around the world to share their knowledge and expertise. North America CACS offers educational seminars, hands-on workshops, case studies and interactive discussions focusing on topics such as critical audit skills, managing complex business environments, and information security technology and management. Experts in IT audit, control and security lead the programs focused on developing opportunities and mitigating risks when faced with continually growing and changing business and IT challenges. About Symantec Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 36 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com. 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