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Contact: Information Networking Institute and Carnegie Mellon CyLab Partner With Alta Associates To Create Initiatives for Female Students
PITTSBURGH—The Information Networking Institute (INI) and Carnegie Mellon CyLab will announce a new partnership with Alta Associates' Executive Women's Forum (EWF) on Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy at the CyLab Partners Conference at noon on April 20. The alliance will advance partnerships between EWF participants and women in the INI and create three full-tuition scholarships to be awarded over the next three years to a female student enrolling in Carnegie Mellon's Master of Science in Information Security Technology and Management (MSISTM) program.
Alta Associates will name the first of the three full-tuition scholarship recipients in spring 2007 for the fall 2007 semester. The scholarship recipient will also be named an EWF fellow and will be mentored by a female EWF participant at a senior level in the information security field.
"The Executive Women's Forum's goal is to provide opportunities for women to continue to develop their careers in the field of technology risk management. The intention of this scholarship is to enrich both their profession and their lives," said Joyce Brocaglia, CEO of Alta Associates' Executive Women's Forum. "The EWF is committed to investing in the creation of future leaders. We are honored to partner with Carnegie Mellon to achieve this goal."
Alta Associates will also collaborate with Women@INI, a new organization for women graduate students in the INI, to create a mentoring program with EWF participants. Mentors will include a cross section of female security executives from the world's largest corporations, hottest new start-ups, academia and the government sector. The partnership will also encourage companies that recruit in EWF to recruit INI students.
"This partnership is an important step in attracting women to careers in information security," said Dena Haritos Tsamitis, director of the INI and director of education, training and outreach for Carnegie Mellon CyLab. "The scholarship will provide the means for women to study information security at the graduate level, and the mentor will show them the many facets and exciting future of information security. I believe this partnership will serve to retain women in the field and encourage growth."
About the INI: Carnegie Mellon's Information Networking Institute (INI), a premier program for information networking and information security, was established by Carnegie Mellon in 1989 as the nation's first research and education center devoted to information networking. As an integral department of the College of Engineering and a cooperative endeavor of the schools of engineering, computer science, business and public policy, the INI focuses on professional degree programs that integrate technologies, economics and policies of global and secure communication networks. INI is the education partner of Carnegie Mellon CyLab, a university-wide, multidisciplinary initiative involving more than 200 faculty, students and staff at Carnegie Mellon. Carnegie Mellon CyLab is a bold and visionary effort aimed at creating a public-private partnership to develop new technologies for measurable, available, secure, trustworthy and sustainable computing and communications systems and to educate individuals at all levels. INI offers a Master of Science in Information Security Technology and Management (MSISTM) degree. About Alta Associates: Founded in 1986, Alta Associates is widely acknowledged as the leading search firm in IT risk management, information security, business continuity and privacy. Alta is recognized for its deep understanding of the information security industry and the drivers that shape it. Having successfully partnered with global enterprises for 20 years, Alta has built world-class operational risk, IT risk and information security organizations. Known for its ability to attract and deliver top-tier executives and the teams that support them, Alta has earned the reputation as a trusted advisor to its clients. To partner with Alta, visit www.altaassociates.com. About the Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy: The Executive Women's Forum (EWF) is an elite gathering of the nation's most influential female executives within the information security, risk management and privacy arenas. This year's conference is September 12-14 in Phoenix. For more information, visit www.infosecuritywomen.com.
About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in computer science, robotics, engineering, the sciences, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A small student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction between students and professors. While technology is pervasive on its 140-acre campus, Carnegie Mellon is also distinctive among leading research universities because of conservatory-like programs in its College of Fine Arts. For more information, visit www.cmu.edu.
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