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(ISC)2® ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS CONTEST
(ISC)² Donates US$5,000 to Winners for Their Commitment to
Promoting Cyber Security for the Common Good
PALM HARBOR, Fla., USA, Feb. 12, 2008 – (ISC)2® (“ISC-squared”), the non-profit
global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their
careers, today announced the winners of its Cyber Security Awareness Month contest, where top
professionals from around the world submitted security awareness tools on an online repository
free to the public.
(ISC)²-certified members, representing preeminent information security experts from
corporate, government and academic arenas spanning North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific,
were invited to post materials that organizations and individuals could download to promote
online safety at work or within the community. A total of 118 materials were uploaded to the
(ISC)² Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center, including templates that can be customized
by end users, such as posters, flyers, brochures, presentations and games.
Winners were selected based on a combination of rankings and public downloads of their
materials. Each will receive US$1,000 from (ISC)². The winners are:
• Boris Loza, a CISSP based in Canada, for “Anti-Hacking School, Lessons One
and Two”
• Hayman Ezzeldin, a CISSP based in Germany, for “Backup Your Data!” poster
• Jay Schwitzgebel, a CISSP-ISSMP based in the U.S., for a “Consumer Internet
Security Awareness on Emerging Security Threats” presentation
• Pedro Verdin Jimenez, a CISSP based in Mexico, for a Spanish-language
presentation on cyber safety and security
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• Nishidhdha Shah, a CISSP based in the U.S., for a presentation entitled
“Approach to Information Security”
Mr. Schwitzgebel commented, “There is a real need to educate people about the best way
to protect themselves online. As a CISSP and security practitioner, I routinely network with my
colleagues and share awareness materials for adapted re-use.
“That the (ISC)² Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center facilitates such professional
sharing, while also making the materials available to an even broader public audience, is a
tremendous value to the security industry. I’m proud to be a member of an organization that has
made awareness part of its core mission.”
“Due to the success of the online resource center, we’ve decided to build out and enhance
the site, keep it operational year-round and hold the contest again this year,” said Eddie Zeitler,
CISSP, executive director of (ISC)2. “Our members have invaluable expertise and experience to
share. The Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center is an important vehicle to make that
knowledge available to the public for the greater cyber good.”
To continue building the repository with compelling materials, (ISC)² plans to run the
contest annually. To access the Cyber Security Awareness Resource Center, please visit
www.isc2.org/csa.
Another (ISC)² initiative to support Cyber Security Awareness Month included
participation in National Cyber Security Awareness Day in Tallahassee, Fla. (ISC)2 Security
Strategist and former White House cyber security advisor Howard Schmidt was joined by Miss
America Lauren Nelson and Tallahassee Mayor John Marks at Florida State University to
discuss ways families can better protect themselves from online threats. Sponsored by the
National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), the event was part of a nationwide campaign to
educate the American public, businesses, schools and government agencies about ways to secure
their part of cyber space, computers and the nation’s critical infrastructure.
Assuring public awareness of cyber security has become an official element of the (ISC)2
mission designed to enhance and support the information security profession. (ISC)2 has
alliances with several organizations around the world who are committed to bring cyber security
awareness to the public, including Childnet International and SCIPP International® and the
Information Security Awareness Forum. Over 100 (ISC)2 member volunteers have received
training from Childnet International, a charity whose mission is to work with others to help make
the Internet a great and safe place for children, to give presentations on Internet safety to 11- to
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