Atlanta, GA, USA – July 4, 2013

This year�s Global CISO Forum, the executive-level event running with Hacker Halted, the agenda includes a particularly exciting event: the CISO Awards Luncheon in Atlanta on September 19, 2013. The CISO Awards Luncheon will honor security visionaries from around the world in the following categories:

C|CISO of the Year – This award, available only to EC-Council Certified CISOs (C|CISOs), recognizes an individual�s outstanding work in information security. One C|CISO who has contributed to the information security industry, shown tremendous professional growth and achievement, and has promoted strong, innovative security practices will be honored.

CIO of the Year – This award, available only to Chief Information Officers (CIOs) recognizes an individual�s outstanding work in information security. Security cannot be achieved without the support of management. This is the information security industry�s chance to recognize the leaders that support the security leaders in achieving greatness. One executive who has contributed to the information security industry, shown tremendous professional growth and achievement, and has promoted strong, innovative security practices will be honored.

CISO of the Year – This award, available only to Information Security Executives (VP, CISO, etc.), recognizes an individual�s outstanding work in information security. One executive who has contributed to the information security industry, shown tremendous professional growth and achievement, and has promoted strong, innovative security practices will be honored.

EC-Council felt inclined to include a nod to the executives at this year�s Hacker Halted as a way of bringing the front-line defenders of security together with the executives who are making security a priority in the boardroom.

Eric Lopez, Director of Conferences & Events for EC-Council put it this way, �It�s becoming increasingly apparent that the information security industry suffers from a lack of communication. This is not a problem that is shared by criminal hackers� Black Hat Hackers share information far more freely than the White Hat Security side does. The CISO Forum is EC-Council trying to bridge that communication gap, not just between peers in the industry, but between executives and analysts, CISOs and network administrators.�

Professionals are encouraged to apply as well as to nominate their colleagues, and in the case of the CIO of the year, possibly their managers. To apply, interested professionals should enter their information at the Awards website in order to receive the application form.

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