atsec’s Dr. Oliver Weissmann Wins KPMG ISMS 2005 Award
2005-12-12Dr. Oliver Weissmann of atsec information security, an independent, standards-based information technology (IT) security consulting and evaluation services company, has been awarded the ISO/IEC 17799:2005 Award by KPMG.
The Award recognizes Dr. Weissmann’s leadership achievement as co-editor of the ISO/IEC 17799:2005 Information technology – Security techniques – Code of practice for information security management standards, released in June as a revision of ISO/IEC 17799:2000. Dr. Weissmann’s skill in managing the editorial process and the international editorial team, and the significant role he played in the development of the standard were particularly noted.
The annual ISMS awards go to individuals who have played a significant role in shaping and promoting best practices in information security, as well as having achieved noteworthy performance involving the development of ISMS standards, the deployment of ISMS implementations, or in ISMS certification. The 2005 Award Ceremony takes place on the 12th of December 2005 at the 7799 Goes Global Conference in London. Dr. Weissmann shares the ISMS award with Dr. Angelika Plate, his co-editor on the project.
Chris Wahl, Managing Director of atsec in Germany, notes: “We congratulate Dr. Weissmann on his achievement in successful delivery of the ISO/IEC 17799:2005 revision and on winning the prestigious KPMS ISMS award. atsec has been committed to implementation of the BS 7799 standard since our founding, and we are proud that our involvement has grown to the point where as a company, we now play a leadership role in the evolving standard.”
About atsec information security
atsec information security is an independent, standards-based IT (information technology) security consulting and evaluation services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. atsec launched its U.S. business in May 2003, building on extensive success in Europe dating back to 2000. atsec leverages its deep security, process, and standards expertise to consult on a wide range of IT security needs, enabling clients to establish integrated security management procedures in order to manage security risk and improve data, product, and business process reliability. atsec works with leading global companies such as IBM, HP, BMW, SGI, Swisscom, RWE, and Vodafone.
atsec provides leadership for many important international IT security standards in addition to Dr. Weissmann’s efforts in ISO/IEC 17799 and 27001. Helmut Kurth, atsec co-founder and chief scientist, has long been a key figure in the development of security standards including the German IT security evaluation criteria. Fiona Pattinson, quality manager and U.S. CCTL lab manager, co-chairs the U.S. chapter of the International ISMS user group, and is an active member of the INCITS CS1 committee (US ISO SC27 TAG) and of ISO Work Group 1 (“Requirements, security services and guidelines” and WG3 (“Security evaluation criteria”).
