Jeff Highman Selected as New (ISC)² Director of IT Services and Solutions

Accomplished technology executive to lead the next generation of IT services
for global cybersecurity certification and education body

      Clearwater, FL, April 21, 2016 — (ISC)²^® (“ISC-squared”) today announced that Jeff Highman, former vice president of software development at InfoZen, has been named its new director of IT Services & Solutions. Highman, who is relocating from the Fairfax, VA area, has 20 years of experience spanning strategy, delivery and organizational change management for large-scale organizations. He is an experienced practitioner of agile delivery methods, which help organizations bridge the gap between innovation and execution.

Highman’s experience spans a broad range of IT services from federal systems to commercial and cloud-based products. His work at the United States Patent and Trademark Office transformed the patent process from paper-based operations to a digital end-to-end process. Most recently, he pioneered the development and launch of a commercial SaaS product called Identrix.

“(ISC)² is planning to enable the next generation of security practioners through modern channels of engagement,” said Highman. “Security professionals are the leaders that will pave the way for a more secure society at large. I look forward to serving this community.”

As director of IT Services & Solutions, Highman will utilize agile development techniques to plan and direct all aspects of (ISC)²’s technical infrastructure, assess new business requirements and integrate those requirements into the overall infrastructure. He will be responsible for the achievement of all short and long-term departmental goals as well as the development and implementation of the global IT strategy.

For Highman’s full professional biography, please visit https://www.isc2.org/About/Management.

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About (ISC)²^®

Formed in 1989, (ISC)² is the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified cyber, information, software and infrastructure security professionals worldwide, with over 110,000 members in more than 160 countries. Globally recognized as the Gold Standard, (ISC)² issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP^®) and related concentrations, as well as the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP^®), the Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP^®), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP^®), Certified Authorization Professional (CAP^®), HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP^®), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP^®) credentials to qualifying candidates. (ISC)²’s certifications are among the first information technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC)² also offers education programs and services based on its CBK^®, a compendium of information and software security topics. More information is available at www.isc2.org.

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