San Francisco, CA (March 2010) - Alta Associates' Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy held a raffle during the RSA Conference.  The winner of the raffle, Julie Fitton of EMC(2) won a complimentary registration to the 8th Annual EWF Conference: "Manage Risk and Drive Innovation" to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, October 20-22, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch.
 

The Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Privacy and Risk Management invites all of the women attending RSA© Conference 2010 to meet and greet each other at a peer exchange. Enjoy the company of your peers - the brightest minds at RSA Conference in a fun, relaxed, professional get together.
 
Engage and connect with the most dynamic personalities; the women in Information Security who make it happen. Build relationships, learn from industry experts, and get to know each other over cocktails.
 

The key to success in today's workforce depends on building a personal network of allies because the state of the corporate landscape has changed, said Joyce Brocaglia, president and CEO of Alta Associates, a leading information security recruiter, speaking Wednesday at SC World Congress in New York.
 
Employers offer few loyalty incentives to their workers, she said. As a result, people can expect to change jobs frequently.
 

Awards Honor Achievements and Contributions to Information Security, Privacy and Risk Management

San Francisco, CA / 30 September 2009 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced that Rhonda MacLean, a member of the company’s Board of Directors, was awarded the first “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Executive Women’s Forum. The Award was presented to Ms.

Though IT remains largely a male-dominated realm in the United States, women are now believed to constitute 15% to 25% of technical professionals -- though women's ranks in management are about only 8%.

Why should anyone care if there are women in executive-level positions in technology? Is there real value in gender diversity? 
 
I've been investigating and discussing this topic for a number of years, and the answer is yes, it does matter. Companies are beginning to recognize that gender balancing is good for business and the corporations that are taking actions to identify, promote and retain high-potential women are reaping the benefits.