Nominations for the Information Security Executive (ISE) Southeast Awards 2009

The ISE Southeast Awards 2009 recognizes the individuals and their teams who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of information security. The Information Security “Executive of the Year” Southeast Award Winner is defined as a leader who guides the organization’s risk management, data asset protection, privacy and network security efforts to improve their organization's cyber security posture while proactively implementing security technology and processes. The Information Security “Project of the Year” Southeast Award Winner is defined as an information security project that has had the greatest positive impact on an organization in the last 12-18 months and is evaluated on its scope, goals, execution and results.

The ISE Southeast Awards Gala, a component of the two day Executive Alliance Leadership Summit, is the premiere forum to showcase all qualified nominees' achievements as well as those of his/her organization. Nominees and their organizations will gain visibility both personally and professionally as leaders in the information security industry through Executive Alliance's media partnership with InformationWeek magazine, press releases and speaking opportunities.

Information Security "Executive of the Year" Southeast Award Requirements

The Information Security Executive of the Year Award honors the individual who has made the greatest positive impact on his or her organization through risk management, enterprise data assets and privacy protection and information security. Nominees should be responsible for managing internal security organizations, mentoring and motivating staff members, developing innovative security solutions to business challenges and effectively managing and executing security strategies.

• Must be a member of management (hold a title of manager or above), such as CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, director or manager from IT, networking or security departments
• Must have primary responsibility for risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and/or information/network security performance of a company or organization and have held this responsibility for at least 12 months
• Must have employees who report directly to the nominee and have budget responsibility
• Must maintain primary residence in and be employed by a business or oversee the security infrastructure of a subsidiary that is located in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
• An organization may submit only one nominee for the Information Security Executive of the Year Award
• An executive CANNOT have been a nominee for more than three consecutive years representing the same organization. If the executive moves to a different ISE region or receives a promotion within the same organization, the executive is then eligible to submit a nomination form and be considered a nominee for the next three consecutive years. If the executive has changed company/organization, the executive must have worked at the new organization for at least twelve months prior to submitting another nomination form.
• CANNOT be an information security vendor or information security services provider or a contractor
• As all nominees will be recognized at the Awards Gala and during the two day Executive Alliance Leadership Summit, nominees are requested to attend the program from Thursday and Friday, March 26th - 27th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. All nominees and their teams are invited to attend complimentary the Summit and Awards

Information Security "Project of the Year" Southeast Awards Requirements

The Project of the Year Awards honor the key members of a team who have made the greatest positive impact on their organization through implementing risk management, enterprise data assets, privacy protection or an information security project. The Project must have been completed in the past 12-18months and be able to show measurable results. Nominees cannot be an information security vendor or information security services provider. Other characteristics of the Information Project of the Year Award nominee include the following:

• The Project must involve risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and/or information/network security performance of the company or organization
• The Project must have been completed in the past 12-18months
• The Project must have an Executive Sponsor. An Executive Sponsor can be a CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, or director from IT, networking or security departments who attests to the facts submitted in the nomination form
• An organization may enter more than one Project, but each Project must be entered on a separate nomination form
• The Project work must have been accomplished by team members where the majority of the team is located in the southeast region including, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
• CANNOT be an information security vendor or information security services provider or a contractor
• As all Executive Sponsors and Project teams will be recognized at the Awards Gala and during the two day Executive Alliance Leadership Summit, the Executive Sponsor and Project teams are requested to attend the program from Thursday and Friday, March 26th - 27th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. All nominees and their teams are invited to attend complimentary the Summit and Awards

All nomination forms must be received by 5pm EST, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 by email to isesoutheast@infosecaward.com. All nomination forms must be completed in their entirety to be considered by the Judges. The ISE Southeast Judges, an independent body of information security executives, will make the final decision on whether a nominee submitted is qualified to participate in the ISE Southeast Awards.

If you have any questions, please let us know at info@infosecaward.com or call 404.982.8562 as we want to ensure your experience with the ISE Southeast Awards is a great one!

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