(ISC)2R AWARDS $50,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO INFORMATION SECURITY STUDENTS
Expanded Scholarship Announced in Conjunction with Consortium's 'Year of the
Information Security Professional' Initiative
RSA CONFERENCE 2005, Booth 1615, San Francisco, Calif., USA - The
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2R,
the non-profit international leader in educating, qualifying and certifying
information security professionals worldwide and celebrating the Year of the
Information Security Professional, today announced the recipients of its
$50,000 scholarship program to fund post-graduate research in information
security.
Four full-time post-graduate students pursuing an advanced degree in
information security were awarded one-year scholarships of $12,500 apiece:
Mr. Julian Rrushi from University of Milano, Italy; Mr. Tae-Ho Sing, CISSP
from Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea; Ms. Shuyuan Mary Ho, CISSP from
Syracuse University, New York; and Ms. Brandie Junell Anderson, CISSP, based
in Texas and a student of Capella University, an accredited online academic
institution.
The scholarships are part of (ISC)2's "Year of the Information Security
Professional" program designed to create additional awareness of the
profession and encourage high-quality new entrants into the field.
"In line with the goals of the Year of the Information Security
Professional, we are delighted to assist these new professionals coming into
the field who are making significant contributions to the profession through
their research," said Howard Schmidt, CISSP, (ISC)2 board member and former
White House Cyber Security Advisor, who announced the scholarships Tuesday
evening at an (ISC)2 constituent reception at the RSA Conference 2005.
Anderson will utilize her scholarship fund to continue her research into
building effective information security education in organizations.
"Social engineering attacks continue to grow, and the design of a formidable
user education program is critical," said Anderson. "Proven educational
techniques and approaches have the potential to mediate or eliminate this
trend, making education programs vital to long-term protection strategies.
My observations as a security officer motivated the thesis for my project:
security strategies will have to go beyond bits and bytes to prove effective
in today's climate."
The other areas of the research to be funded by the scholarships include:
mobile code and security implications on servers (Julian Rrushi);
methodology of integrated security policy, awareness and management (Tae-Ho
Song); and role-based anomaly detection (Shuyuan Mary Ho).
Scholarship recipients were selected based on the relevance of their
research, (ISC)2 professional designation and financial need. To apply,
students submitted a scholarship application form, undergraduate and
graduate transcripts, three character references, and a proposed budget for
the use of the scholarship award. Students also submitted a certified
statement from the student's faculty advisor or institution. All payments
will be made directly to the recipient's university.
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Clement Dupuis, CD
cdupuis@cccure.org
CISSP, GCFW, GCIA, Security+, CEH, CCSA, CCSE, ACE
President/Chief Learning Officier (CLO)
CCCure Enterprise Security & Training Inc.
Maintainer of :
The CISSP and SSCP Open Study Guides Web Site
http://www.cccure.org
The Professional Security Testers Warehouse
http://www.professionalsecuritytesters.org
