The Morningtown Group LLC announces the formation of the 1st Information Assurance Consortium

Steven W. Ahlbin, President of The Morningtown Group LLC, an SBC HUB Zone certified Information Technology Consultancy and member of the Computer Security Institute stated in a personal interview today that “No single product or service can comprehensively address the possible cyber security threats to a customer’s IT infrastructure. Maintaining effective security is a continuous process that identifies assets, analyzes threats, defines acceptable levels of risk, and puts in place targeted information assurance solutions.”

“The Information Assurance Consortium (IAC) sponsored by `The Morningtown Group LLC’ was created as an organization to help customers solve the ever growing threat to and costs of maintaining the security of their IT infrastructure. Today the IAC brings together computer security product solution providers and subject matter experts to offer unprecedented customer specific, cost effective and fully integrated cyber security solutions.”

Mr. Ahlbin continued by stating that “Strong, enterprise-wide security demands solutions and technologies that bring in a combination of software, hardware, online technologies, processes, practices and trained people. Designed and implemented by experienced professionals using industry standards, IAC Solution Providers tailor the cyber security solutions to an organization’s unique requirements. Whether a client only needs a security audit or must implement a complete and comprehensive security solution, the IAC can step in and assist with tested and compliant products and services”.

“Maintaining an IAC cyber security lab where new products are tested and integrated into customer specific solutions, our clients are now in a position to exploit these technologies, safe in the knowledge that they will be fully protected against new emerging threats. The IAC also help clients comply with legislative and regulatory requirements set forth by organizations and/or mandates such as NIST, FIPS, DISA, OSD, DOD, GLBA, SOX and HIPAA and gain formal certification for standards such as the ISO 17799. The IAC also provides a broad range of services to include: supporting top-level policy, strategy and process reviews; conducting business impact analysis and risk assessment; generating customer requirements; designing business security solutions; ensuring consumer privacy; and even outsourcing the security management of a clients web sites, firewalls, remote access, e-mail, encryption, intrusion detection, etc.”

Please contact Greg Baughman, VP or Program Support Services for The Morningtown Group LLC at 301-998-6

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