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Security news23 February 2005
IIA appoints Sophos's Forsyth to board
Sophos Australia and New Zealand Managing Director, Rob Forsyth, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Internet Industry Association (IIA), Australia's peak industry organisation in the sector. The appointment was announced at the association's recent Annual General Meeting which also celebrated its tenth anniversary.
Rob Forsyth has been with computer security vendor Sophos since 2001 and has been managing director since May 2003.
Prior to joining Sophos, Forsyth spent five years with SOCOG (the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games) as Programme Manager for Workforce Planning and Industrial Relations. In this role, he was responsible for the planning and management involved in filling more than 180,000 paid, volunteer and contract positions. He was also responsible for the site management of the Blacktown softball and baseball facilities during the Olympic Games. Earlier, Forsyth spent 10 years with leading Australian IT executive placement and training agency, A.S.K. Solutions Group, and spent six years on the Branch Executive of the Australian Computer Society.
Locally, Sophos is leading initiatives with its customers, the IT industry, government, law enforcement, intelligence agencies and the financial services sector to combat computer security threats including phishing and child pornography.
Announcing the appointment, IIA chief executive Peter Coroneous said, "Rob brings extensive experience and impeccable industry connections to the board and will provide a significant boost to the association's computer security expertise."
Rob Forsyth said, "I'm honoured to have been selected to represent the interests of the Australian internet industry. The IIA is well positioned to encourage change, lead debate and lobby government across a wide platform of issues in 2005."
About the IIA
The Internet Industry Association is Australia's national internet industry organisation. Members include telecommunications carriers; content creators and publishers; web developers; e-commerce traders and solutions providers; hardware vendors; systems integrators; banks, insurance underwriters; internet law firms, ISPs; educational and training institutions; internet research analysts; and a range of other businesses providing professional and technical support services. On behalf of its members, the IIA provides policy input to government and advocacy on a range of business and regulatory issues, to promote laws and initiatives which enhance access, equity, reliability and growth of the medium within Australia.
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About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
