GISLA

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS (GISLA)

Since 2004, the (ISC)²^® Government Information Security Leadership Awards (GISLAs) program has been recognizing the ongoing commitment by federal information security leaders to build a highly qualified and ethical workforce.

Finalists and winners in each category are chosen by a nominations review committee comprised of members from the (ISC)² Government Advisory Board for Cyber Security (GABCS). Each year in early October, all qualified nominees are honored during a gala dinner ceremony in the DC area. The GISLA Gala has come to be recognized as a premier event which brings together information security decision makers from within the federal government. Drawing from over 30 agencies and the government contractor community, the event welcomes 120-plus senior level attendees in influential positions, presenting a superior networking opportunity.

Previous Keynote Speakers and Special Guests included such prestigious names as:

• Representative Betsy Markey (D-CO), U.S. Congress
• Bruce McConnell, Counselor to the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Deputy under Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Rod Beckstrom, Director of the National Cyber Security Center, Department of Homeland Security,
• Bruce Landis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security and Telecommunications, DHS
• Chris Dorobek, editor-in-chief, Federal Computer Week Magazine.

(ISC)² accepts GISLA nomination applications each spring.

Watch the 2009 GISLA Event Video