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Information Shield Adds Mark Edmead to Security Policy Expert Panel

Information Shield Adds Mark Edmead to Security Policy Expert Panel

Information Shield welcomes expert Mark Edmead, CISSP, CISA to information security policy Expert Panel.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) September 12, 2006

Information Shield, publisher of the leading library of information security policies, announced today that Mark Edmead, CISSP, CISA will join its panel of information security and privacy experts. Mark joins a distinguished group of leaders in the field of information security and privacy including Charles Cresson Wood, Rebecca Herold, Stephen Northcutt and Ben Rothke.

"We are excited to add Mark to our expert panel," said David Lineman, president of Information Shield. "Mark brings a very extensive background of IT security, risk, audit and corporate governance, with experience in helping organizations achieve Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. He also has tremendous teaching experience both at the corporate and university level. Information Shield clients are encouraged to take advantage of his experience."

Mark Edmead, CISSP, CISA has over 25 years of experience in computer systems architecture, information security, and project management. His expertise includes access controls, cryptography, security management practices, network and Internet security, computer security law and investigations, and physical security. Mark has consulted with many Fortune 1000 companies in the areas of information systems and Internet security, including Intel, Capital One, Bridgemark/BDO Siedman, Maxwell Technologies, Wells Fargo Bank, Sempra Energy, IBM Corporation, World Health Organization, and Booz-Allen Hamilton. Mark has taught information security courses for the SANS Institute, MIS Institute, and the University of California San Diego. He is currently an adjunct professor at Keller Graduate School of Management.

The Information Shield Ask the Expert program allows customers and prospects to bring their most challenging information security and privacy policy questions to our panel of experts. The detailed responses are published in the free Policy Solutions Newsletter published monthly.

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