For Immediate Release

Official Call for Nominations for Information Security Executive of the Year National Award™ 2004

ATLANTA, Ga., June 14, 2004 - Executive Alliance, Inc. and Computer Security Institute today announced the official Call for Nominations for the first annual Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year National Award™ 2004. Nomination forms for this prestigious award are currently available at www.infosecaward.com and will be accepted until Friday, August 13, 2004. The winner of the ISE National Award will be named at an evening Award Ceremony held in conjunction with the CSI 31st Annual Computer Security Conference and Exhibition on Monday, November 8, 2004.

Based upon the success of regional ISE Award Galas, the ISE National Award honors the nation's leading, most innovative information security pioneers. Recognizing exemplary achievement and excellence in managing enterprise-wide Internet and network security systems, the Award is presented to a chief security officer, or an executive in an equivalent position, who has overall responsibility for network and/or Internet security and whose company is based in the U.S. Previously, the ISE Georgia Award was presented to Rich Baich, CISO of ChoicePoint, in 2004 and to Monique Shivanandan, VP of IT Strategy, Security and Business Continuity for BellSouth, in 2003.

Nominees, finalists and the winner will be honored during the Award Ceremony, which features Fritz Nelson, VP & Group Publisher, Network Computing Enterprise Architecture Group, as Master of Ceremonies. Guest speakers Chris Keating, Director of CSI, and Peter Kuper, Director of Institutional Research for SG Cowen, will join Nelson in celebrating this year's contenders for ISE National Award.

"The CSI Annual Conference has always been an arena in which the best and the brightest gather and share ideas," states Julie Hogan, Director of Events for CSI. "CSI is proud to align with ISE in honoring and recognizing those who have achieved excellence in the field of information security."

According to Richard Marshall, former Deputy Director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO) and keynote speaker at a previous ISE Georgia Award Ceremony, "The Information Security Executive of the Year Award captures that pioneering spirit [of IT] by recognizing leaders who have shaped security as it is today and will blaze the path toward the future."

All nominations must be submitted via email at nationalnominee2004@infosecaward.com or fax to 404-663-4492 by August 31, 2004. Each nomination will be thoroughly reviewed by a selection committee comprised of past winners and industry leaders. To be eligible for consideration, nominees must meet the following requirements:

• Be a CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, director or manager from IT, networking or security departments (network security vendors or service providers are not eligible)
• Primarily responsible for the information security performance of the company or organization
• Promote a security vision that supports the organization's strategy
• Member of senior management
• Demonstrate a proven track record of information security leadership
• Employed by U.S.-based business or oversee security infrastructure of U.S.-based subsidiary
• Create positive and rewarding work environment for employees
• Finalists must attend the awards reception and ceremony

The Information Security Executive of the Year National Award, a property of Executive Alliance, Inc., recognizes outstanding leadership in the field of information security and honors exemplary achievement and excellence in managing enterprise-wide Internet and network security systems. Nominees are information security pioneers from private, public, government and academic institutions who have made a lasting contribution to the business community and economy. This award is brought to the national business and technology communities in part by CMP Media, which includes Network Computing, Network Magazine and Secure Enterprise. For more information about this prestigious award, visit www.infosecaward.com.

Executive Alliance is the premier organization for creating leadership-recognition forums to facilitate relationship development within a network of peers and to strengthen executive relationships within an industry. Through an extensive platform of collaborative events, which include Industry Award Events, Summits, Roundtables and Private Receptions, Executive Alliance provides an interactive community forum, filling a vital void for today's executive. For more information about the Executive Alliance and its upcoming events, please call (404) 982-8562, email info@executivealliance.org or visit www.executivealliance.org.

Computer Security Institute is the world's leading membership organization and training provider dedicated to serving and educating information security professionals in how to protect the information assets of their organizations. Since 1974 CSI has provided training through conferences, seminars and publications to thousands of practitioners. For more information on other CSI events, publications, or membership please contact CSI at (415) 947-6320, fax (415) 947-6023 or go to GoCSI.com