Alliance to award achievement in security convergence

Jun 20, 2006 4:07 PM

The Alliance for Enterprise Security Risk Management (AESRM) is seeking nominations for the "AESRM Excellence in Security Convergence Award," created to honor individuals who are leading the growing field of "security convergence," which is the integration of traditional and information security functions.
"Recent incidents where laptop computers containing sensitive information on millions of people were stolen are perfect examples of the strong need for security convergence," says Ray O'Hara, CPP, an AESRM leader. "Reducing the opportunity for criminals to steal equipment (physical security) and also their ability to access and use the information it holds (information security) helps mitigate the potentially devastating impact. Traditionally, physical and information security were separate disciplines. We now realize the need for individuals who have expertise in both."
Individuals nominated for the award should exhibit leadership in improving the convergence of physical and information security throughout their organizations. Their work should involve people, processes and technology to help reduce risk and increase return on investment. They also need to demonstrate how they have shared their convergence accomplishments with people outside of their organizations.
Nomination forms are available on the alliance's Web site, www.aesrm.org. The deadline for nominations is July 15. The nominator and the person being nominated must be members in good standing of one of the three nonprofit organizations that formed AESRM - ASIS International; the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA); and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).

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