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UPDATE: OTA Announces Leadership Awards at Seventh Annual Online Trust Forum
SAN JOSE, CA, Oct 04, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) today announced leadership honors
for member companies and individuals at the Online Trust Forum, OTA's
annual gathering of thought leaders in security and privacy from
private, public and consumer sectors. The accolades include the
Member of the Year award, President Leadership Council awards, and
Online Trust Advisory Council awards, recognizing individuals and
companies who have excelled in their commitment to enhance consumer
protection, multi-stakeholder collaboration and adoption of voluntary
codes of conduct and best practices. The Forum coincides with the
launch of National Cyber Security Awareness Month promoting the
importance of public-private partnerships, advancing best practices
and teachable moments to improve online safety and trust.
The following companies were named to the President Leadership
Council: DigiCert, Intersections Inc., MarkMonitor, Message Systems,
PayPal, Publishers Clearing House, Return Path, Symantec, and
TrustSphere. Online Trust Advisory Council honors went to AllClear
ID, Epsilon, IID, LashBack, Microsoft, Pitney Bowes, Secunia, and
Verisign.
The Member of the Year finalists were determined from dozens of
nominations by their security and privacy peers in the OTA, on the
basis of their strong commitment to collaboration and hard work in
support of the OTA mission. Finalists included: Jim Brock, CEO,
PrivacyChoice; Tim Draegen, principal of Eudaemonic Inc.; Summer
Koide, vice president of products and services, ZEDO; and Jeff
Wilbur, vice president of marketing, Iconix; with the 2012 Member of
the Year honor going to Draegen.
"These companies and individuals represent leaders making a
commitment to making meaningful changes to enhance online trust and
confidence," said Craig Spiezle, executive director and president,
OTA. "Through their work in developing best practices -- in
anti-malvertising, botnets, email authentication, anti-spear phishing
and other critical areas, they are contributing to the development of
a more trustworthy and more vibrant internet ecosystem."
About The Online Trust Alliance (OTA)
The Online Trust Alliance
(OTA) is a non-profit with the mission to enhance online trust, while
promoting innovation and the vitality of the internet. OTA's goal is
to help educate businesses, policy makers and stakeholders while
developing and advancing best practices and tools to enhance the
protection of users' security, privacy and identity. OTA supports
collaborative public-private partnerships, benchmark reporting,
meaningful self-regulation and data stewardship. For more
information, visit: https://otalliance.org.
Media Contact:
Marina Greenwood
Activa PR for OTA
415.776.5350
Email Contact
SOURCE: Online Trust Alliance
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