For release: 30 Aug 2007

The SNIA Storage Security Industry Forum Announces 2007-08 Governing Board

Strengthening storage security knowledge foundation for expanded activities

San Francisco CA, August 28, 2007 - The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Security Industry Forum (SSIF) has announced its 2007-2008 Governing Board:

Gordon Arnold (IBM), Chair
James Hughes (Sun Microsystems), Vice Chair
Dan Vogel (LSI Corporation), Treasurer
Blair Semple (Decru®, a NetApp company), Education and Alliances Officer
James Norton (Brocade Communications Systems), Marketing Officer
Richard Austin (independent consultant), Membership and Business Development Officer

"I am pleased to welcome the new SSIF Governing Board," said Vincent Franceschini, SNIA Board of Directors Chair. "The SSIF has set far-reaching goals for 2007 and beyond to identify, understand and define specific security threats to storage; seek interoperable approaches that lead to an enhanced security posture; and leverage a holistic view of storage security through interactions with industry standardization activities."

"I look forward to working with the SSIF Board to lead a successful agenda," said Gordon Arnold, SSIF Governing Board Chair, "including communicating SNIA and SSIF member expertise in data/information security and driving new opportunities to enhance security in the storage industry through education and best practices development."

SSIF will continue to promote standards and develop best practices for storage security in partnership with SNIA technical working groups," Arnold continued, "and will build on their body of work exemplified by documents such as best practices for storage security, first published in 2006 and currently being revised and expanded."

Upcoming SSIF activities include SNIA Security Tutorial education sessions on encryption, forensics, key management, and end-to-end security at Storage Networking World Dallas October 15-19, 2007 and at SNW Europe Congress Frankfurt October 29-31, 2007. Other SSIF activities will be a SNIA Security Summit focused on eDiscovery January 31-February 1, 2008 in Santa Clara, CA, and an end user Security Tutorial Day January 30, 2008 preceding the Summit. More details on SSIF activities, as well as SSIF Governing Board biographies, are available on the SSIF website www.snia.org/forums/ssif.

About the SNIA
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of more than 460 member companies and close to 7,000 active individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA members share the common goal of advancing the adoption of storage networks as complete and trusted solutions. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at www.snia.org.

About the SNIA Storage Security Industry Forum
The SNIA Storage Security Industry Forum (SSIF) is a consortium of storage professionals, security professionals, security practitioners, and academics dedicated to increasing the overall knowledge and availability of robust security solutions in today's storage ecosystems. The SSIF applies their deep body of knowledge and practical experiences in security and storage to produce best practices on building secure storage networks, provide education on storage security topics, and participate in standards development. SSIF educational, technical, and engineering activities influence the design, use, and management of storage technology to better protect and secure information. For more information, and to join, visit www.snia.org/forums/ssif.