Security Seven Awards

TechTarget's Information Security magazine, SearchSecurity.com and Information Security Decisions have created the Security Seven Awards to recognize the achievements of leading information security practitioners in seven vertical industries. Winners will be chosen from the financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, energy, government, education and health care industries.

The Security Seven will be honored at a special ceremony to be held on Oct. 19, 2005 atInformation Security Decisions in New York. Winners will be notified in advance of the conference. In addition, each winner will be profiled in the pages of Information Security and online at SearchSecurity.com.

Who is Eligible?

Nominations are open to individual practitioners of information security who have made an impact on the advancement of, research of, application of and management of information security technologies, policies and practices.

Vendors are not eligible for nomination. Information security vendors may submit nominations on behalf of end users.

Criteria:

A panel of judges will review the nominees' accomplishments and select the winners.

How to Apply:

To nominate an individual for The Security Seven Awards, please complete the attached form and return it to

Deadline:

Nomination forms must be received by Aug. 1, 2005.

Security Seven Nomination Form

1)Name of Nominee: ______

Job Title: ______

Company/Organization: ______

Vertical Industry: ______

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2) Your name and contact info (if different from nominee): ______

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3) How many years has the nominee spent in the field of information security?

Please list dates of employment, including dates employed at current job and dates employed at other info security-related positions:

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4) List the nominee's credentials and certifications:

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5) List the professional associations the nominee belongs to:

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6) Provide details on size of the nominee's security operation and the scope of the nominee's responsibility, such as the number of employees the nominee supervises and the unique security challenges the nominee faces in his/her job. (Please describe in 500 words or less.)

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7) Provide details on the contributions that the nominee has made to the information security community, such as developing protocols and standards, conducting research, or creating networking and community-building initiatives. (Please describe in 500 words or less.) ______

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8) Describe the nominee's recent security projects or incident responses the nominee has spearheaded. (Please describe in 500 words or less.) ______

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9) Provide three references for the nominee, which may include supervisors or associates. Be sure to include the references' contact information. ______

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Thank You!