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Ronny Bjones spent 30 years of his career advancing IT security and identity management EEMA, an independent not for profit, European think tank focussing on identification, authentication, privacy, risk management, cyber security, the Internet of Things and mobile applications, has presented Ronny Bjones with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Extensive work experience Every year at the ISSE conference, EEMA bestows its highest accolade on one individual that has made a significant and lasting contribution to IT security. This year at ISSE 2016 in Paris, the 30-year career of Ronny Bjones was recognised.  Currently the Director of Cloud Identity & Privacy Services at Microsoft Corporate, Belgium, Ronny joined the company in 2002 to become its EMEA security lead and more recently he kicked-off the design and development of Azure Active Directory B2C – a cloud-based consumer identity and access management service capable of managing billions of authentications. He is also the author of several books including the Implementation of Electronic Signatures and Best Practice for Applications Using the Electronic Identity Card. Upon receiving the award, Ronny Bjones commented: “I am very honoured to receive this award from EEMA. I’ve been collaborating with EEMA for about 25 years providing me fantastic memories and friends.” Contribution to IT security The award was presented by the Chair of EEMA, Jon Shamah, who stated: “Throughout his career Ronny has made a huge contribution to our industry, through a combination of hard-work, innovation and commitment to education and knowledge sharing. We are very proud of his close association with EEMA and we are delighted to honour him with this much-deserved award.” Former recipients of the EEMA Lifetime Achievement Award include Andrea Servida, European Commission; Kim Cameron, Microsoft; Roger Dean, Founder of EEMA; and Reinhard Posch, Austrian Federal Government.

Chief PR represents security-focused organisations & is an event partner of the ISSE conference BeCyberSure announced that it has enlisted the services of Chief PR - a media relations company specialising in physical and information security. Working with BeCyberSure, the consultancy will help protect and educate owners, directors and senior managers including human resource (HR) departments of SME organisations, regarding the importance of risk management and proportionate security, in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks, new legislation and tighter regulation. About Chief PR The appointment of Chief PR is the latest addition to the BeCyberSure team that has recently recruited Kevin Smith and Tim Watts OBE as Senior Advisors. Chief PR is based on the South Coast and represents security-focused organisations and associations including Authlogics, EEMA, Qognify and TDSi it is also an event partner of the Information Security Solutions Europe (ISSE) conference. Placing cyber security on the SME agenda Marketing Director of BeCyberSure, Carolyn Harrison, states, “Increasingly SMEs are being targeted as the weak link in the supply chain. Whilst new regulation such as GDPR does not distinguish between small and large organisations.” Harrison continues, “SME business leaders often do not understand the threats and ramifications of not having proportionate security, assuming that it is an IT issue. Working with Chief PR we will help to place cyber security on the agenda of those most able to make a difference.” Director of Chief PR, Graham Thatcher, adds, “Chief PR has been representing physical and IT security businesses for many years and unanimously, at the heart of all great security are well-informed people, adhering to the policies and processes, helped by the right technology.” Thatcher adds, “We are excited to be working with BeCyberSure, to help SMEs understand how to reduce their risk, by adopting realistic counter-measures.” Save

Information Security Solutions Europe is an independent, interdisciplinary security conference and exhibition EEMA, an independent not for profit, European think tank focusing on identification, authentication, privacy, risk management, cyber security, the Internet of Things, and mobile applications, confirmed Director of Innovation at Consult Hyperion, Dave Birch, and CEO of KuppingerCole, Martin Kuppinger as the keynote speakers at the ISSE ‘Securing Future European Business’ innovation expo.ISSE (Information Security Solutions Europe) was started in 1999 as an initiative of the European Commission Directorate General Information Society. Currently, it is Europe’s leading independent, interdisciplinary security conference and exhibition.Primary focus of Information Security Solutions Europe 2016 Trust services, eID, and cloud security BYOD and mobile security Cybersecurity, cybercrime, critical infrastructures CISO Inside, management of privacy, and data protection Biometric applications Regulations and policies "We will be bringing together someof the greatest minds in the worldof security and identity, for two daysof education, best practice sharing,business, and networking" Keynote speakers Dave Birch and Martin Kuppinger join Kim Cameron, Chief Architect of Identity at Microsoft and Bernard Ourghanlian, Chief Technology and Security Officer at Microsoft France at ISSE 2016, which is taking place at the at the Innovation Campus, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris on 15th and 16th November. Chair of EEMA, Jon Shamah, comments: “We have assembled a strongest ever line-up of speakers for our most comprehensive ever ISSE programme. In November, we will be bringing together some of the greatest minds in the world of security and identity, for two days of education, best practice sharing, business, and networking. It is a must attend event for everyone in the security industry.”Participating organisationsISSE 2016 is being hosted in collaboration with EEMA and ENISA, with support from Microsoft and Cryptomathic. Organisations participating in the conference programme include the Azerbaijani Mobile ID Centre, Banca Intesa ad Beograd, certSIGN, FabLab, Fraunhofer Fokus, Gemalto, Gluu, Institute for Defense Analyses, KU Leuven, Open Identity Exchange, Platform Identity Management, PwC, Safran Identity & Security, SAP, SGMAP, Signicat, Strong Horse, time.lex, Utimaco IS GmbH and Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Save Save