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Northeastern University To Host Career Day For Information Assurance Professionals

What: Northeastern University’s College of Computer and Information Science will host a career day and expo event for information assurance (IA) professionals.

When: Thursday, June 15th from 4 to 8 p.m.

Where: West Village H, 440 Huntington Ave, first floor, rooms 108 and 110

Details: This event – held in conjunction with the CSO Executive Council – will feature leading chief security officers and IA educators, who will give helpful presentations for people seeking careers in information security, IT governance, disaster recovery, business contingency, privacy/compliance, and forensics/investigations.

The following information assurance experts will speak at this event:

• Bhavesh Patel, Director, Information Security, Genzyme Corporation
• Bob Hayes, Executive Director, CSO Executive Council and Chief Security Officer of CXO Media Inc. and International Data Group
• Kawika Daguio, Director, Information Assurance Program, Northeastern University

The event will also feature senior risk management and information security professionals from leading financial services and media companies. In attendance will be representatives from trade associations, graduate education programs, and certification programs, along with helpful information supplied by executive recruiters.

About Northeastern’s Information Assurance Program:

Northeastern offers graduate degrees and certificates in Information Assurance (IA), the protection of information and systems through such fields as information security, disaster recovery, and business contingency. Going beyond theory and technology, the IA program explores the relationship between information technology and people, systems, society, policy and law. The objective of this program is to teach mission-driven information assurance to aspiring and developing managers and senior consultants. The program draws on expertise from Northeastern’s College of Computer and Information Science and its College of Criminal Justice. Northeastern is designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

About Northeastern:

Northeastern University, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is a world leader in practice-oriented education and recognized for its expert faculty and first-rate academic and research facilities. Northeastern integrates challenging liberal arts and professional studies with the nation's largest cooperative education program. Through co-op, Northeastern undergraduates alternate semesters of full-time study with semesters of paid work in fields relevant to their professional interests and major, giving them nearly two years of professional experience upon graduation. The majority of Northeastern graduates receive a job offer from a co-op employer. Cited for excellence four years running by U.S. News & World Report, Northeastern has quickly moved up into the top tier rankings-an impressive 35 spots in four years. In addition, Northeastern was named a top college in the 2006 edition of the Princeton Review's annual "Best Colleges" issue. For more information, please visit http://www.northeastern.edu.

About The CSO Executive Council:

The CSO Executive Council is a professional organization for security executives whose vision is to advance strategic security practices and solutions. The Council membership is by invitation only and currently represents 18 industry sectors. The mission of the Council is to provide both public and private sector CSOs and CISOs with new and innovative products and solutions that are researched and developed by full time staff and distinguished Emeritus Faculty (former CSOs from the nation's leading companies and agencies). Strategic initiatives are centered around risk management, business continuity, leadership and value equation.

About Genzyme:

One of the world's leading biotechnology companies, Genzyme is dedicated to making a major positive impact on the lives of people with serious diseases. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Genzyme's founding. Since 1981, the company has grown from a small start-up to a diversified enterprise with more than 8,000 employees in locations spanning the globe and 2005 revenues of $2.7 billion. Genzyme has been selected by FORTUNE as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for" in the United States.

With many established products and services helping patients in more than 80 countries, Genzyme is a leader in the effort to develop and apply the most advanced technologies in the life sciences. The company's products and services are focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, orthopedics, cancer, transplant and immune diseases, and diagnostic testing. Genzyme's commitment to innovation continues today with a substantial development program focused on these fields, as well as heart disease and other areas of unmet medical need.