T.E.N. Announces Nominees for the 2013 ISE® Northeast Awards

People’s Choice Award voting now open to industry at large

ATLANTA August 8, 2013 T.E.N., a technology and information security executive networking and relationship-marketing firm, announced today the nominees vying for the 2013 Information Security Executive® and Project of the Year Awards in the Northeast U.S. Region. Executives include top-ranking decision makers representing national to global organizations in financial services, media/entertainment, telecommunications, health care, government and education. Projects include large scale technology endeavors that address issues of identity and access management, vulnerability management, data loss prevention, application and network security, customer protection, and GRC.

Executives Nominees:

  • Larry Brandolph, Associate VP – Computer Services Infrastructure and Operations and Chief Information Security Officer, Temple University
  • David Cass, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Elsevier
  • Donna Nemecek, Vice President, Manager Technology Risk Assurance and Senior Information Risk Officer, BNY Mellon
  • John Sapp, Senior Director, Information Security Product Management and Innovation, McKesson
  • Myrna Soto, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Comcast
  • Larry Wilson, Chief Information Security Officer, University of Massachusetts
  • Mike Wood, Executive Director, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

Executive nominees are also eligible for the ISE® Northeast People’s Choice Award, which given to the top candidate selected by peers in the security industry. To cast your vote for this year’s winner, visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCvoting_northeast2013

Project Nominees:

  • Allstate, Application Security Assurance Program (ASAP)
  • BCBS Michigan, Information Security Operations Center (SOC)
  • BD, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Program
  • BNY Mellon, Unstructured Data Governance Project
  • Citigroup, Workspace Virtualization and Containment for Sourcing Providers
  • CNA, CNA’s Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Program
  • Comcast, Remote Workforce Refresh
    Comcast, Integrated Security Framework
    Comcast, Identity and Access Management
    Comcast, Compliance Automation
    Comcast, Self-Service Governance, Risk & Compliance Portal
  • Fidelity, Customer Protection Program (CPP)
  • Johnson & Johnson, Enterprise Vulnerability Management and Web Application Vulnerability Scanning
  • Merck, EngageZone
  • Standard Register, Security Program Evolution

“We have an excellent group of nominees for the 2013 ISE® Northeast Awards,” said T.E.N. CEO & President Marci McCarthy. “The executives possess the success, ingenuity and leadership required from industry thought leaders and projects address critical security issues and implement technologies and strategies necessary to make significant progress in security posture.” 

The ISE® Northeast Awards recognize executives and projects, which have made a positive impact on their organizations through risk management, data-asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and information security. Nominations are sent to T.E.N.’s distinguished panel of ISE® judges for review and scoring.

The distinguished panel of ISE® Northeast Award Judges 2013 include:
Cathy Beech, Chief Information Security Officer, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Anish Bhimani, Chief Information Risk Officer, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Denise Hucke, Vice President, Global Operational Risk, ADP
John Masserini, Chief Security Officer, Miami Holdings, Inc.
Jim Routh, Chief Information Security Officer, Aetna
Deborah Snyder, Chief Information Security Officer, NY State Officer of Temporary and Disabilities Assistance, Division of Legal Affairs
Tony Spinelli, Chief Information Security Officer, TYCO
John Walp, Administrative Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, M&T Bank Corporation

All nominees will be recognized at the ISE® Northeast Executive Forum and Awards on Oct. 3, 2013 at the Westin Times Square in New York, NY. Finalists and winners are announced at the awards gala that evening and recognized through press coverage and inclusion on the T.E.N. and ISE® websites. The event is made possible by gigabyte sponsor Adobe; megabyte sponsor NetIQ; kilobyte sponsors Agari, Axway, Click Security, Norse, Stonesoft, Symantec and Voltage; and display sponsors AirWatch, BeyondTrust, Bluebox, Damballa, FishNet, Good Technology, HBGary, Imperva, Intralinks, Invincea, Solutionary, and V-Key. Read more online: http://www.iseprograms.com/northeast.asp

About T.E.N. 
T.E.N., a national technology and security executive networking organization, facilitates peer-to-peer relationships between top executives, industry visionaries and solutions providers. Nominated for numerous industry awards, T.E.N.’s executive leadership programs enable information exchange, collaboration and decision-making. Its flagship program, the nationally-acclaimed Information Security Executive® (ISE®) of the Year Program Series and Awards, is North America’s largest leadership recognition and networking program for security professionals. Other offerings include the T.E.N. Custom Programs and the ISE® Industry Expert Advisory Services, empowering IT solutions providers to gain access to highly credentialed IT business veterans’ expertise. For information, visit www.ten-inc.com and www.iseprograms.com.

About ISE® Award Program Series
For more than a decade, the Information Security Executive® (ISE®) of the Year Award Program Series has empowered security executives and their project teams to Connect, Collaborate and Celebrate. Recognized as the industry’s most prestigious IT Security award program, it has become the most anticipated award program for security executives and their project teams. Winners have included executives and project teams from leading organizations such as Nike, The Walt Disney Company, the United States Postal Service, Schlumberger, Texas Instruments, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Equifax, Comcast, PayPal, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Nationwide.

Our distinguished ISE® Judges are past nominees representing a cross section of industries, including commercial, government, health care and academic sectors. For this reason, the ISE® Awards represent the best achievements of the year as evaluated by those regarded as the industry's most influential and successful thought leaders. Coupled with a one or two-day executive summit, the ISE® Awards are held across the country and Canada in major cities including Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The ISE® Awards Program Series has reached more than 10,000 executives across a broad range of industries and has been a major influence in executives’ careers, knowledge sharing, and the development of peer-to-peer relationships.