Information Security In AtlantA, GeorGIA
Atlanta, Georgia is a top ranking city in the world in respect to Information Security. Atlanta possesses the focus and resources across academia, non-profit organizations, security associations, and companies to solve the information security challenge and guard against cyber-terrorism.
Areas
Security Education and Research
Security Associations and Non-profit Organizations
Security Education and Research
Emory University
http://it.emory.edu Information Technology Division
Georgia Institute of Technology
*Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC)
http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu
Vision: Effective information security in the context of real-world problems will only be achieved through user-centered approaches that integrate technology research and policy research.
Mission: Invent and evaluate the key innovative user-centric security technologies and policies that will yield significant impact. Educate future researchers, policy makers, and information security leaders, and train current professionals in the most up-to-date methods for securing information systems. Provide a trusted set of resources and a safe haven where individuals and industrial, academic, and government organizations can access, understand, and evaluate issues related to new technologies and policies.
*ATDC (Advanced Technology Development Center)
http://www.atdc.org
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is a nationally recognized science and technology incubator that helps Georgia entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies. ATDC provides strategic business advice and connects its member companies to the people and resources they need to succeed.
*GA Tech Venture Lab
http://www.venturelab.gatech.edu
University research is becoming an increasingly important source of the innovations that fuel today's successful companies. With more than $400 million in research, Georgia Tech's innovation engine produces more than 300 invention disclosures annually. These innovations have led to formation of a broad range of new companies.
Georgia Tech VentureLab provides comprehensive assistance to Georgia Tech faculty members, research staff members and graduate students who want to form startup companies to commercialize the technology innovations they have developed.
As a one-stop center for technology commercialization, VentureLab provides a clear pathway from laboratory innovation to the commercial market. VentureLab specialists help transform innovations into early-stage companies by assisting in business plan development, connecting the innovators with experienced entrepreneurs, locating sources of early-stage financing, and preparing the new companies for the business world. Graduates of the VentureLab program may apply for admission to the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), also a unit of the Enterprise Innovation Institute, or EmTech Bio, an incubator operated by Georgia Tech and Emory University.
Kennesaw State University
http://infosec.kennesaw.edu
Mission: The primary purpose of the Center is to provide information on information security educational opportunities and initiatives in the KSU community. The Center also serves to increase the level of information security awareness in the KSU community.
The Sam Nunn Policy Forum
http://www.emory.edu/PROVOST/SamNunnForum/index.html
The Sam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum is an annual meeting that brings together noted academic, government, and private sector experts on international affairs, public policy, and technology to address issues of immediate and future importance to the nation. Developed from former Senator Sam Nunn's concept of educating citizens about the important issues facing them, the forum is designed to foster informed discussion of critical issues confronting the United States as it begins the twenty-first century. Offering a significant venue for policy-relevant research and dialogue, the forum transcends disciplinary boundaries and engages scholars, practitioners and students.
University of Georgia
http://www.infosec.uga.edu
Atlanta-based Security Associations and Non-profit Organizations
Here are associations and organizations that promote cyber security that are open for security professionals to join, build relationships, collaborate, and share security information.
Infragard Atlanta
http://infragardatlanta.org
Mission: To provide a public-private partnership and platform for the confidential exchange of Internet and Information Systems related security information among members to enable business and infrastructure protection. Vision: To operate as the highly-regarded, definitive source of information dedicated to the protection of critical national infrastructures.
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
http://www.isaca-atlanta.org
Mission: Founded in 1969, ISACA sponsors international conferences, publishes the Information Systems Control Journal, develops international information systems auditing and control standards, and administers the globally respected Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation earned by more than 35,000 professionals since inception, and the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation, a groundbreaking credential earned by 5,000 professionals in its first two years.
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
http://www.gaissa.org
The Metro Atlanta Information Systems Security Association (GAISSA) is a non-profit group dedicated to providing educational and networking opportunities to promote the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and member's growth within the information security profession.
Georgia Electronic Commerce Association (GECA)
http://www.ciclt.com/geca/wg/security.asp
The goal of the group is to gather fragmented on information security practices and extend them where necessary around a process that assists in defining the context under which they should be applied. This final document will be more than a listing of practices and procedures; it will also aid readers in defining what a proportional security and business continuity response means for their enterprise and how to apply these practices and procedures in their environment. This is a working group on Information Security.
Security Companies
There are many security companies with offices in Atlanta, but here is a long list of security companies that have made Atlanta their World Headquarters or America's HQ. Many of these companies have raised a significant amount of venture capital and are growing at rapid rates.
Air Defense
www.airdefense.net
Motorola AirDefense Solutions is a thought leader and innovator of wireless LAN security and operational support solutions. Jay Chaudhry is Executive Chairman & Co-Founder and Michael J. Potts is President and CEO.
Cambia
http://www.cambia.com/
Cambia CM is security policy enforcement software that continuously monitors the network for changes and provides administrators with immediate information necessary to effect timely remediation. Enterprises using Cambia CM have been able to reduce time spent on reporting for security audits by more than 50%, while also demonstrating a substantially improved security and compliance posture. Joan E. Herbig is President and Chief Executive Officer. David Meltzer is Founder and CTO.
Courion
http://www.courion.com/
Courion works within an organization's existing IT environment to provide immediate pain point relief, securely automating routine, manual processes for user provisioning, password management, audit and regulatory compliance, and profile management. Christopher Zannetos is President and CEO and Brian Milas is Chief Technology Officer.
Digitalstakeout
http://www.digitalstakeout.com
Digitalstakeout's vulnerability assessment services provide detailed testing, reporting, and fixes. Their services remotely evaluate Internet enabled servers and appliances (web, mail, application), firewalls, IDS systems, switches and routers, (including all Unix and Windows systems), and expose vulnerabilities and potential exploits by providing an "outside" perspective of the system. Jim Lepine is CEO/COO and Adam Mikrut is CTO.
IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) ISS acquired by IBM, Sept. 2006.
http://www.iss.net
ISS is a premier security research, products, and services company, serving the Global 500 and world governments for a decade. Thomas E. Noonan is President & Chief Executive Officer, Christopher W. Klaus is a Founder & Chief Security Advisor, and Christopher J. Rouland is Chief Technology Officer
InvisiSource
http://www.invisisource.com
InvisiSource software enables .NET developers to protect their valuable intellectual property from unwanted eyes using cutting edge obfuscation and encryption techniques.
Lancope
www.lancope.com
Lancope is the leading provider of next-generation network security solutions that deliver behavior-based intrusion detection, policy enforcement and insightful network intelligence.Harland K. LaVigne Chairman is CEO and President, John Jerrim is a founder and CRO, and Adam Powers is the Chief Technology Officer.
Oversight
http://www.oversightsystems.com
Oversight provides real time monitoring of automated financial systems to detect, prevent, and deter financial loss by identifying fraud, abuse, and errors. Patrick Taylor is the CEO and H. Keith Cooley is Vice President, Engineering.
Red Bull Technologies (RBTi)
http://redbulltech.com
Red Bull Technologies is a value added reseller, developer, and service provider of best of breed network, host based, and wireless security solutions that address the full threat spectrum that businesses face while doing business over the Internet. RBTi was founded in 2001 by Mike Comm and Paul Graffe
Reflex Security
http://www.reflexsecurity.com
Reflex Security is a next generation Intrusion Detection and Prevention software company. Jim Watson is Chairman & CEO and Hezi Moore is President & CTO (Founder)
Reflective
http://www.reflectivecorp.com/
Reflective offers enterprise-level software quality, code readiness and software security solutions designed to enable the enterprise to do a better job of generating better, safer software. The Department of Homeland Security awarded Relfective a research grant for its work with Georgia Tech in the arena of dynamic software security testing. Dave Clauson is the Founder and CEO, Jeff Radcliffe is the Chief Operating Officer, and Jonathan Amsler as the SeniorVice President Product Development
Securiant
http://www.securiant.com
Securiant Inc is a pioneer in the development of integrated network security solutions for the mid-size and distributed enterprise. Richard Campbell is the founder and CEO
Secure Computing, merged with CipherTrust September 2006
www.securecomputing.com
Secure Computing's products protect the email systems of the world's most respected organizations. John McNulty is President, Chairman and CEO. Jay Chaudhry is Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer and Dr. Paul Judge is the CTO. Longtime GTISC partner, CipherTrust, merged with Secure Computing Corp. in September 2006.
SecureWorks
http://secureworks.com
SecureWorks offers four services that implement defense in depth: intrusion prevention at the network level, intrusion prevention at the host level, firewall management service, and vulnerability assessment. Michael R. Cote is President and CEO and Jon Ramsey is Chief Technology Officer
SpiDynamics
http://www.spidynamics.com
SPI Dynamics, the expert in business application security testing and assessment, provides products that empower organizations to address flaws in the application layer throughout the lifecycle, and assess the risk associated with current business applications that are already in active use within the corporate environment. Brian Cohen is President and CEO and Caleb Sima is a founder and CTO
StoneSoft
http://www.stonesoft.com/company
StoneSoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V) is a worldwide company headquartered in Finland with a major office here in Atlanta, which is focused on enterprise-level network protection and business continuity assurance. Its StoneGate security platform unifies firewall, VPN, and IPS to deliver defense agility combined with high availability for business-critical applications. StoneGate incorporates the award-winning load-balancing technology of StoneBeat. Ilkka Hiidenheimo is the founder and CEO and Mika Rautila is CTO
Symantec
http://www.symantec.com
Symantec, the large information security company, has several clients in the area and maintains an Enterprise Training Location in Atlanta.
Trusted Network Technology (TNT)
http://www.trustednetworktech.com
TNT helps control users and protects assets on enterprise networks by coupling strong identification of users - at the packet level - with effective inline policy enforcement to ensure that only authorized users can connect to protected systems and applications. Wain Kellum is President and Chief Executive Officer and Jonathan Alexander is Vice President of Engineering.
Vigilar
http://www.vigilar.com
Vigilar is an information security solution provider dedicated to the delivery of privacy, risk management and professional services of exceptional quality, design and value. James Fox is President and CEO and Dave Shackleford is Vice President of Business Development and Chief Security Architect.
VistaScape
http://www.vistascape.com/
VistaScape Security Systems offers a video surveillance solution that displays a bird's eye view of an entire environment on one screen, enabling immediate security situation awareness. VistaScape secures facilities with or without existing perimeter barriers by combining input from multiple cameras with other sophisticated, site-specific sensor data that allow enforcement of customized security policies in real-time, pinpointing security violations before they occur. Automated alerts enable guards to respond more quickly. Glenn McGonnigle is the Chairman and CEO and P.J. Lynch is President and COO.
WiKID Systems
http://www.wikidsystems.com/
WiKID Systems, Inc., has developed a commercial open source two-factor authentication. A unique architecture combines strong asymmetric encryption with Blackberries, cell phones, Palms, PocketPCs, Windows, Linux and Apple PCs to create an one-time password system that is as strong as hardware tokens with all the flexibility and benefits of a software tokens. WiKID's unique automatic initial validation system, ease of implementation, host/mutual authentication, and transaction authentication capabilities make WiKID effective for both VPN authentication and online banking. Founded by Nick Owen and Eric Shoemaker