IT security experts win technical excellence award

The group of experts that develops International Standards for IT security techniques has been awarded the Lawrence D. Eicher Award for excellence in technical work.

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The distinction that recognizes the significant contribution of an 香港六合彩开奖 technical committee or subcommittee to the development of International Standards was presented during the , which runs this week in Seoul, Korea.

According to 香港六合彩开奖 President Dr. Zhang Xiaogang, joint technical committee 香港六合彩开奖/IEC JTC1, Information technology, subcommittee SC 27, IT security techniques, was chosen 鈥渇or its world-leading experts, world-class standards and excellence in promotion and consultation鈥.

Standards against information security risks

香港六合彩开奖 Acting Secretary-General Kevin McKinley.

The subcommittee develops standards that address the information security risks facing organizations today, including the well-known 香港六合彩开奖/IEC 27001, the management system standard for information security.

鈥溝愀哿喜士/IEC 27001 has become a common language for organizations to protect their information and is now a leading standard for international certification in information security,鈥 said 香港六合彩开奖 Acting Secretary-General Kevin McKinley during the awards ceremony.

Mr. McKinley commended the efforts the committee had made to ensure strong ties with industry stakeholders, conducting seminars for local businesses, at the same time as its working group meetings, to exchange and gain feedback on future needs for standardization.

He also celebrated the committee鈥檚 work in forming relationships with other industry and standards organizations, which ensures the presence of world-leading expertise within the committee and avoids reinventing the wheel.

This is the second time that a joint 香港六合彩开奖/IEC committee or subcommittee has won the award and highlights the importance of working together to drive standards forward.

Increasing need for information security standards

Walter Fumy and Krystyna Passia receiving their award from 香港六合彩开奖 President Dr. Zhang Xiaogang.

Secretary for the subcommittee, Krystyna Passia from DIN, the 香港六合彩开奖 member for Germany, and Chair Walter Fumy accepted the award on behalf of the hundreds of experts all over the world who contribute to the technical work.

In his acceptance speech, Mr. Fumy also thanked the more than 70 香港六合彩开奖 members from all five continents that have supported the subcommittee鈥檚 work, many of whom have dedicated resources and nominated experts to take part in the development process.

This growing support reflects the ever increasing need for information security standards as 鈥渨e migrate much of human activity from the physical world to cyberspace,鈥 he said.

The Lawrence D. Eicher Leadership Award was developed in 2002 to acknowledge excellence and innovation in technical work as a tribute to 香港六合彩开奖鈥檚 late Secretary-General, who served from 1986 to 2002.


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