Paul Ducklin, Head of Technology, Asia Pacific received the
AusCERT Director's Award for Individual Excellence in Information
Security at this year's AusCERT gala dinner. This award was
presented to the individual (in the past 12 months) who has
provided the greatest overall contribution to information security
in terms of their work in areas of information security community
service, innovation, education, liaison, law enforcement,
governance or leadership. Ducklin was one of six finalists for this
award, and was quite frankly stunned at the announcement of his
win.
"I am thrilled for Paul as he is truly deserving of this
acknowledgement," commented Rob Forsyth, Managing Director of Asia
Pacific, "Anyone that knows Paul will be cognizant to his
dedication to his work and passion for anything IT security
related. He is highly regarded by his peers and has excellent
rapport with various industry associations, the media and also our
customers."
AusCERT partnered with SC Magazine this year to bring the
inaugural awards to Australia, following in the footsteps of the SC
Awards in Europe and the US. The awards were held at Movie World in
the Gold Coast, Queensland, bringing together over 1000 IT security
professionals.
Sophos was also a finalist for the SC Industry Awards, Security
Vendor of the Year, receiving a certificate of high
commendation.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.