Utilising information security to improve resilience

Author's Biography

Jennifer Bayuk is the Chief Information Security Officer for Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. She is responsible for information security policy, process, management and metrics. Jennifer has been a manager of information systems audit, a security consultant and auditor, and security software engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories. She has written on information security and audit topics ranging from security process management to client/server application controls, including two textbooks for the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. She chairs the SIFMA Information Security Subcommittee and the FSSCC Technology R&D committee. She has lectured for organisations such as ISACA, NIST and CSI. She is a Certified Information Security Auditor, and Certified Security Information Manager. She has masters degrees in computer science and philosophy.

Kenneth Silverstein is currently Senior Managing Director in Operations Administration at Bear Stearns & Co. Ken is currently responsible for coordinating the business continuity activities of Bear Stearns. He has been with Bear Stearns for over 24 years and has extensive experience in the financial services industry. Prior to Bear Stearns, Mr Silverstein was an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand. Mr Silverstein is Chairman of the Security Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Business Continuity Planning Committee. Mr Silverstein received his BBA from the University of Massachusetts and his MBA from New York University.