Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements - ISC

About (ISC) 2 ’s Information SecurityLeadership Achievements ProgramThe Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) programis held annually by (ISC) 2 in cooperation with the (ISC) 2 Asian Advisory Board torecognize outstanding leadership and achievements in workforce improvement andpublic awareness of information security professionals throughout the Asia-Pacificregion in the following categories:Senior Information Security Professional(examples include: CSO, CISO, information security manager or senior securitymanager with significant information security management responsibilities)who has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the informationsecurity workforce by demonstrating a leadership role in any informationsecurity workforce improvement initiative, program or project. Candidatesin this category typically should have at least ten years of work experience,seven of which are directly related to information security.Managerial Professional for an Information Security Project(non-information security professional examples include: CIO, CFO, program/project manager, etc.) who has significantly contributed to the enhancementof the information security workforce by demonstrating a leadership rolein any information security workforce improvement initiative, program orproject in the last 12 months. Candidates in this category typically shouldhave at least ten years of work experience and occupy a senior-level positionwithin their organization.Information Security Practitioner(examples include: managing a security awareness and training program,conducting difficult, complex security evaluations, etc.) who has distinguishedhim/herself for implementing and/or managing the implementation of acomponent of a security program. Candidates in this category typically shouldhave at least six years of work experience, three of which are directly relatedto information security.Special Recognition – “Community Service Star”In an effort to bolster public awareness of information security throughoutthe region, the Asia-Pacific ISLA program will recognize an honoree who hassignificantly contributed to building or broadening security awareness withintheir community or beyond within the last 12 months.History of the ISLA ProgramThe ISLA program began in 2007 after the success of our U.S. GovernmentInformation Security Leadership Awards (GISLA). The goal of the program is torecognize outstanding leaders for their workforce improvements, initiatives andinnovations within the Asia-Pacific region. (ISC) 2 ’s mission is to raise publicawareness of information security on a global scale.Testimonials:‘I’ve attended Asia-Pacific ISLA gala dinners in the past and have always beenimpressed by the high benchmark that the pioneers from this region set. Thisyear, it is an honor for me to meet with peers from diverse information securityprofessions and geographical locations. I look forward to addressing tonight’sdignitaries, honorees, and guests in Tokyo.’- Prof. Howard Schmidt, CISSP, CSSLP, Former Special Assistant to thePresident, Cybersecurity Coordinator for President Obama‘I welcome all dignitaries and 2012 honorees to this year’s AP ISLA gala dinner,held in my home country of Japan. I congratulate the remarkable achievementsand contributions of the honorees to the information security profession. Your visitto Japan is also an encouragement to the Japanese people and our economyafter the tragic natural disasters in 2011.’- Prof. Hiroshi Yasuda, Dr.E., CISSP, Asian Advisory Board, (ISC) 2‘I was honored to be part of the celebration in 2011. The ISLA recognition hasgiven me the credentials to back up my belief that we, information securityprofessionals, really make a difference for the community at large. For that, wethank (ISC) 2 for making an effort in honoring our peers.’- Chiung-ying (CY) Huang, CISSP- ISSAP, ISSMP, Director, Information SecurityOperations of Acer e-Enabling Data Center, Acer Inc., 2011 ISLA Senior InformationSecurity Professional Showcased Honoree‘I commend (ISC) 2 for continuously recognizing the true professionals of thisindustry for six years. Receiving the recognition from ISLA is exciting and verysignificant for me who work for the media industry. I will keep reinforcing myefforts to provide the community at large with updated information about theimportance of information security.’- Soyoung Choi, Vice President, Media Group Infothe, South Korea, 2011 ISLAManagerial Professional for an Information Security Project Category ShowcasedHonoree & Community Service Star- 8 - - 9 -