Sunera Director to Address Security Risks at 2009 Florida Bankers Conference

Tampa, FL, August 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Sunera (www.sunera.com) a Florida-based multinational provider of risk and control consulting, would like to announce that one of its Senior Information Security Directors, Joe Sechman, will be speaking at the upcoming Florida Bankers Expo in Orlando Florida. Mr. Sechman will be speaking on a variety of information security best practices and how they relate specifically to the banking industry. Further information about the 2009 Bankers Education Expo can be found out by visiting the “Register For Events” section of the Florida Bankers Association’s website at www.floridabankers.com. Mr. Sechman possess several IT and Security related certifications and is most notably a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He leads the Sunera penetration testing team providing service to one of the country’s largest financial institutions.

"Banks are under increasing attack due to the difficult economy. Traditional logical attacks, like Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection, continue to represent significant liability to today’s banking industry. However, new advancements in subverting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and the dangers of open social networking pose a significant risk against which every financial institution should build a robust defense,” said Andrew Cannata, Sunera’s Managing Director of its Information Security and Network Services practice.

As a Florida Banking Association Associate Member, Sunera, due to its commitment to the banking industry as well as its ability to provide services specifically designed for banks, has been providing regulatory compliance, information security, operational and internal audit services to several financial intuitions in Florida. A few of Sunera’s more recent projects in the industry have included: BSA/AML compliance; loan reviews; information security assessments, IT audit co-source and PCI compliance.

About Sunera

Sunera is a leading provider of business and IT risk advisory consulting services throughout the United States and Canada. Founded by "Big-4" public accounting partners and professionals, Sunera is dedicated to helping organizations achieve and sustain cost-effective corporate governance. Sunera is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and is available online at www.sunera.com.

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