TraceSecurity President and CEO Peter Stewart to Address the Cloud Security Alliance Congress

Baton Rouge, Louisiana — November 16, 2010

Peter Stewart, President and CEO of TraceSecurity, has been selected to address the 2010 Cloud Security Alliance Congress on the subject of aligning security and compliance within highly regulated industries.  Conference organizers selected Stewart based on TraceSecurity’s track record and expertise in developing cloud-based IT security compliance and risk management solutions.

The Cloud Security Alliance, the world's leading organization on cloud security, in association with the MIS Training Institute, have assembled top experts and industry stakeholders to discuss the state of cloud security and best practice for cloud computing during a two event in November, 2010.  The conference will consist of educational tracks centered around Legal and Compliance Issues, Federal Management and Security and Securing the Cloud.

In his presentation on Tuesday, November 16th, Pete Stewart will describe the obstacles to compliance that currently exist within the cloud computing industry, as well as detail the major benefits companies receive by working “in the cloud”.

The term “Cloud Computing” commonly refers to delivering resources, services or information via web-based software.  In broader terms, cloud computing solutions can serve as a stand-alone technology infrastructure companies may use to supplement, or even replace, several manual business functions.

Stewart is concerned that “despite any official compliance regulation from Federal agencies, we are seeing an explosion of companies of all sizes quickly adopting cloud services on a global basis.”

Stewart points out that official guidance from the Federal Government on cloud computing issues has only surfaced in recent months with the release of a draft of the “Proposed Security Assessment and Authorization for U.S. Government Cloud Computing”.

“My primary goal at the upcoming Cloud Security Alliance Congress is to sound the alarm that our nation is at risk,” remarks Stewart.  “Federal and State governments need to respond quickly in order to protect our organizations and corporations from potential security risks.”

The Cloud Security Alliance is a non-profit organization formed to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing.

Founded in 1978, MIS Training Institute is the international leader in audit and information security training, with offices in the USA, UK, and Asia. MIS’ expertise draws on experience gained in training more than 200,000 delegates across five continents. MIS has developed seminars, conferences, and symposia on the wide-ranging needs of internal and IT auditors and information security practitioners who are charged with controlling complex systems and business environments. MIS’ unparalleled course curriculum covers the most up-to-the-minute topics, provides proven audit and security practices, and delivers the information needed to be successful in today’s organizations.

About TraceSecurity
TraceSecurity is a market leader and pioneer in security compliance and risk management solutions, delivering cloud-based services to help organizations achieve, maintain and demonstrate security compliance while significantly improving their security posture.

TraceSecurity is a leading provider of IT security compliance and risk management solutions. With 1,000 customers, TraceSecurity supports the security and risk management efforts of organizations in financial services, healthcare, insurance, government and other regulated sectors. TraceSecurity’s, flagship TraceCompliance Manager is the first comprehensive software-as-a service platform to integrate and automate vulnerability assessment, vulnerability alerting, regulatory compliance audits, policy management and dissemination, file/URL integrity monitoring and employee education and testing. Through a combination of its software and professional services solutions, TraceSecurity helps clients address all critical components of a successful IT Security Compliance program, including people, process and technology.

The company's expert professionals provide comprehensive security assessments that include vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, application layer testing, IT audits and risk assessments. The team also provides security policy development, security awareness training and social engineering assessments.

For more information, visit TraceSecurity’s website or call (800) 599-6077.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dariel LeBoeuf
225-612-2153
dariel@tracesecurity.com