"The ISE Award provides the exposure and visibility for security executives both within the recipient company but also within the industry - it is an honor to receive an award such as this from my peers and industry leaders. Security executives need to be critically involved in an organization's strategic planning and this award serves as a top management reminder that our role in the organization is to promote practices to protect the businesses and organization from various information management related threats, while supporting new business endeavors.

I would like to thank everyone at Executive Alliance; the award means a great deal - not only to me but more importantly to my entire organization. My organization is well aware of my responsibility and zeal to provide an effective and efficient proactive security posture and defense against threats -- the networking opportunities associated with the Executive Alliance allows not only myself, but my reports to benefit from the personal networking of this organization thru their events, which bring together many of industry's top security executives and our distinguished peers. In summary, I believe Executive Alliance provides a great opportunity to elevate and further integrate information risk management within the organization and our business operations. "

"This event was a totally new concept. In place of the normal "formal" interaction with my peers, the event was held in a relaxed social atmosphere which resulted in a much more open style of communication that I found to be very useful. It is not often that an evening with a group of Information Security professionals can actually be called fun!

I am honoured to have been nominated, let alone have won an award and look forward to seeing the event grow and develop over the coming years."

"I am deeply grateful to Raytheon and Executive Alliance for the recognition of our information security program and our team of professionals. The People's Choice Award is an incredible honor and the highlight of 20 years of work in this industry. Most importantly, it is a welcome opportunity for me to publicly thank my staff, my numerous mentors, and our suppliers and partners who have enabled us to create such a highly effective operation."

"Thank you so much to you and your organization for making the ISE West experience happen. Winning the first West award was both a thrill and a humbling experience given the depth of experience and skill represented by the other nominees. This award program brings such great visibility to the information security field and its practitioners. Our field is a dynamic one and the opportunity to share ideas and network with other CISOs is invaluable - with our busy lives, it's hard to "get out" these days but your organization makes it time very well spent, especially as we all evolve our programs!"

"The Information Security Executive of the Year Award focuses attention on the importance of information security for those organizations, large and small, that are becoming more and more dependent on technology. I am particularly grateful for the award program because it recognizes information security as a profession and recognizes those individuals who are striving to raise security awareness in their organizations."

"I don't look at [the award] as individual recognition, ... [but] as a good reflection on the organizations we're in. Looking at the nominees, I'm looking at the best of the best. Every organization is a little bit different in title or structure. But it says to me that for these companies, [information security] is on their radar screens, and they have dedicated the resources to keep critical information safe."

"The ISE Award experience gave me a great opportunity to gain visibility and influence inside my company and with the info sec community at large. My network widened, and the information sharing opportunities and personal career growth continue to be exciting. All this in addition to the great fun we have as a community when we gather together to celebrate each others accomplishments."

"I can't express too many superlatives about the ISE Awards and the Executive Alliance group. As a process it's well structured; the experience allows the nominee to feel how special they are and what their expertise means to others, their companies, and the information security community at large. How many awards are aimed at the individual's gifts and accomplishments in the world of information security? It's normally the projects we have achieved, not us and our individual body of work in this field. It was a personal honor to have been involved. Executive Alliance, thanks for your efforts in bringing awareness of excellence to a group of individuals in the world of Information Security. "

"The awards gala was an outstanding experience. The knowledge and expertise demonstrated by the round table participants, a cross-boundary mix of public/private security leaders from across the country, provided unique insights on how to create integrated solutions. There are opportunities to meet and engage peers in a relaxed atmosphere which helps to build better understanding and a national visibility on our security issues.

Most of all, it was an honor and a privilege for our State of Michigan Security Team 's accomplishments to be recognized as exceptional by respected industry peers."

"It was an honor being nominated for the ISE Awards and share this with my entire team at Partners, from management to technicians, which have taken Information Security as a very important vertical in the total service that we provide our patients. Being involved with the ISE has facilitated the exchange of ideas as we are all working towards the security and protection of all of our data. It has been our pleasure being associated with such a fine organization. I look forward to many years with ISE and all of the many other security professionals associated with this organization."

"Executive Alliance has done a tremendous job putting together a program that provides both an interactive forum amongst colleagues as well as a recognition program for an inconspicuous, yet critical, part of businesses - security and risk management. They re-acquainted me with respected peers and enabled new relationships with people sharing similar concerns and aspirations. The dialog directly addresses pressing issues of the day and the networking enables sharing of ideas and experiences that have led to avoided mis-starts and faster, more relevant results. The Executive Alliance staff project an attitude of service, energy and respect that is second to none, and the experience has been extremely fulfilling. If you want to see what Superior Customer Service looks like, just meet Shelly Jones!"

"The recognition from industry peers of the ISE awards offered me a wonderful experience shared with my information security team at DTCC. They take great pride in their work and deserve the recognition more than I do. The ISE Awards have been instrumental in raising the profile of information security practitioners and leaders. "

"At CheckFree, we are focused 24 x 7 on providing a Sigma quality level electronic commerce services to our banks and billers. We are behind the brands of some of the largest financial institutions in the world, who are trusted by millions of consumers to pay bills on time, safely and securely. In recent years, privacy and security have become extremely important to the marketplace..

This award meant so much to me because it recognized the hard work of the security team at CheckFree, many of whom were in attendance at the event, who have been so diligent, reliable and dedicated this year and every year to protecting our clients and their customers. As anyone in the chief security officer role knows, it's a team effort and I was so proud for everyone to know - the CheckFree team rocks"

"I want to personally thank everyone at Executive Alliance; the award means a great deal - not only to me but more importantly to my entire organization. As you know, I am passionate about protecting the information customers entrust to us and have a built a team that shares that passion and commitment. To have our accomplishments recognized, serves as a great thank you and motivator.

In addition, the Gala was a wonderful opportunity to network with many of our distinguished peers; something that we don't often have a chance to do. I truly believe that it is through events and activities such as this that will allow us to collectively elevate and further integrate security into business operations. Once again thank you and best wishes."

"What a great opportunity to meet with the leaders in the information security industry! The round table discussions were very informative. I took away knowledge that I was able to apply directly to my organization."

"I really enjoyed both the ISE Tri-State and ISE National Executive Forum and Award Galas. Executive Alliance did a fantastic job organizing this, and made it a fantastic experience. I am always hesitant building new relationships in the security field because you never know the qualifications and objectives of other participants. The whole award initiative provides a pre-screening in the field that is just not provided elsewhere, regardless how big or small the organization. I met so many interesting and valuable people at these events, some of which I consider my friends now."

"Being involved with Executive Alliance and the ISE Awards gives us the opportunity to meet with leading information security professionals and recognize the success of our customers. Through our participation, Courion has gained valuable insight on market trends and challenges faced in today's IT security and compliance environments."