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Brian Rivers receives Certified Information Systems Security Professional credentials

ATHENS, Ga.— Brian Rivers, director of University Information Security, is now a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Brian Rivers, director of University Information Security

The CISSP is the most recognized credential in the information security field, and the first information security credential to be accredited by the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) to ISO (International Standards Organization) Standard 17024:2003. IS0/IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard is an international standard which sets out criteria for an organization's certification program for individuals

"The understanding that comes with this certification will enable the university to improve many of our security services through alignment with industry standards and best practices," said Rivers.

Rivers received the CISSP through the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, commonly known as (ISC)2. As a globally recognized standard of achievement, the CISSP has been received by almost 62,000 information security professionals in 133 countries.

For more information on the CISSP and (ISC)2, see:

http://www.isc2.org/

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The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support.