"Jackie and Dan have provided an excellent roadmap for CEO's and CSO's to traverse in their quest to maximize the value-add resulting from an effective and properly focused security program targeted at managing the overall risk profile of a corporation."

- Dr John Atalla, distinguished entrepreneur and visionary known as the "Father of PIN", co-founder of Hewlett-Packard Labs, inventor of the Atalla Box ATM security

"Managing information securely is a fundamental concern of all commercial businesses today!"

- Brigadier General Bob Edmonds, USAF(retired),consultant with Heidrick & Struggles International where his practice includes the emerging role of the CSO

"Bassett and Rothman are "on target" with this book.....a must read for CEOs who want to grow and expand in this globally interconnected and rapidly evolving technological business environment. A Seat at the Table provides a recipe for that successful CSO - CEO team.

Book Description

Innovative new business models, distribution channels, marketing media outlets for gaining customer interest and emerging technologies are all converging to change the way we do business and at a faster rate than predicted or designed. Globalization is forcing inefficiencies out, which are presenting themselves as security events.

Innovation-driven CEOs recognize that a security breach represents an underlying revenue and profitability problem in a core business process that has gone undetected. As a result, many CEOs are starting to integrate security into business strategy to drive profits, corporate performance and business agility, as well as to deliver a competitive business advantage that transforms global corporations into sustainable success.

From the Publisher
Jackie Bassett is founder and CEO of BT Industrials Inc., where she helps CEOs and CSOs of global 500 companies integrate security into their business strategies and processes. Her expertise is in closing the "business-to-IT-strategy" gap by identifying ways to improve business processes, productivity, profitability and shareholder value.

She is a frequent guest speaker at conferences and seminars,most recently presenting at ISACA, the Federal CIO Executive Council, SecureWorld and at an international series of events for a consortium of CEOs & CFOs. Prior to BT Industrials, she worked at State Street International, in investment banking as Assistant Treasurer for Capital Markets - Eurodollar Trading.

As an active member of Business Executives for National Security, Bassett works extensively with CEOs and CSOs on strategic planning issues specializing in innovation strategies. She holds an MBA from Babson College.

Dan Rothman has extensive experience in security and the field of IT where he has experience in both public and private companies. He has worked for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

In addition he has worked at Booz-Allen and Hamilton and British Telecom developing Data Center architectures and continuity of operations products for financial organizations.Dan holds undergraduate degrees in computer science and discrete mathematics from Georgia Tech University.

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