ISMG Announces Launch of "Mobile Technology: How to Mitigate the Risks" Panel Webinar

Princeton, NJ, December 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Information Security Media Group, publisher of BankInfoSecurity, announces the launch of its latest panel webinar, "Mobile Technology: How to Mitigate the Risks," which will debut December 6.

The 90-minute session is led by mobile security expert Terrell Herzig, CISO, UAB Medicine, and it is sponsored by Accellion, Imation and Symantec. In addition to Herzig, the panelists include Paula Skokowski, VP, Products & Marketing, Accellion; Scott Ashdown, Director, Products and Solutions, Imation; and Robert Hamilton, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Data Loss Prevention, Symantec.

About the session: Smart phones, laptops, tablet PCs, optical discs and USB devices. There are many new mobile devices and emerging technologies to help today's professionals do their jobs in any location - and increasingly private business is being conducted on personal digital and storage devices. Yet, these technologies create new risks to the security of information systems and privacy of protected data.

How do you ensure that critical information remains secure on personal mobile devices - even when the devices are lost or stolen?

Join this expert panel for insights on:

-Proper inventory management of mobile devices - and remember, mobile means more than just smart phones;
-Creating and enforcing mobile security policies;
-Strategies for encryption, data loss prevention and other elements of layered security to protect devices and systems;
-Unique mobile challenges for regulated industries such as financial services, government and healthcare.

For more information about this panel webinar, please visit: Mobile Technology: How to Mitigate the Risks.

Terrell Herzig, CISO, UAB Medicine
Herzig heads a team of security specialists at the delivery system, which includes a 1,000-bed hospital and numerous outpatient facilities throughout the state. He is editor of the book, "Information Security in Healthcare: Managing Risk," published by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He speaks widely on the topic of securing mobile devices.

Paula Skokowski, VP - Products & Marketing, Accellion
Ms. Skokowski joined Accellion in February 2007 and oversees the company's product development and marketing initiatives. Accellion provides secure, mobile file sharing solutions that offer ease-of-use internal and external enterprise users need, while giving IT organizations the security protection they require. Ms. Skokowski has more than 20 years experience in new product introduction for pre and post-IPO companies in Silicon Valley.

Scott Ashdown, Director, Products and Solutions, Imation
Scott Ashdown has over 15 years of experience in product development and product management in the data security, authentication, and VoIP industries. He held increasingly senior positions at MPR Teltech, Bioscrypt, ActivIdentity, CounterPath, and Wesley Clover prior to joining Imation. Focused on translating market needs into well-resolved products, Scott holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems from Carleton University.

Robert Hamilton, Senior Product Marketing Manager - Data Loss Prevention, Symantec
As Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Data Loss Prevention at Symantec, Robert Hamilton works with security and privacy executives at leading Fortune 500 companies across all industries to help them protect their confidential data. Symantec is the acknowledged market leader in Data Loss Prevention with the only unified solution to discover, monitor, and protect confidential data wherever it is stored or used.

About ISMG:
Information Security Media Group publishes BankInfoSecurity, CUInfoSecurity, GovInfoSecurity and HealthcareInfoSecurity. These digital media sites offer news, views, research and education on the top industry, security, regulatory and technology challenges facing information security leaders worldwide. Each site is guided by an advisory board of renowned thought-leaders from business, government and education.

ISMG's suite of educational webinars offers hands-on training by knowledgeable practitioners and is available to individual and corporate subscribers.

ISMG's custom research, including the annual "Information Security Today" and "Faces of Fraud" surveys, is routinely featured at leading industry events such as RSA Conference and BAI Payment Connect.

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