April 2009 Issue of CIO Digest Now Available: There is No Alpha or Omega in Information Security

The April 2009 issue of CIO Digest is now available and includes a special Executive Q&A with new Symantec President and CEO Enrique T. Salem and interviews with C-level thought leaders from organizations such as Unum Group, Memorial Hermann, Reliance Communications, and more.  

The Executive Q&A with Salem covers a number of topics, from his leadership approach, to the key initiatives he’s spearheaded in prior roles at Symantec, to a special sidebar tribute to John W. Thompson’s 10 years of ten-fold revenue growth. The Cover Story is an interview with Lynda Fleury, the AVP and CISO at Unum, who discusses how there is no “Alpha” or “Omega” for an information security, but rather it must evolve daily in order to address the threat landscape. Don’t miss the snippets from her team on why she is a great leader. 

For the Americas Case Study, CIO Digest interviewed Memorial Hermann’s David Bradshaw. Serving as the chief information, planning, and marketing officer, he has a unique perspective on how technology and the business of healthcare are intertwined. The APJ Case Study features an interview with Dr. Sumit D. Chowdhury, the CIO of Indian communications giant Reliance Communications. Dr. Chowdhury draws upon a diverse background that helps him better understand and appreciate the vision of founder Dhirubhai Ambani.  

The issue is full of other articles that IT leaders and partners will find interesting and useful such as the EMEA Case Study on how Heidelberg Druckmaschinen standardized its security infrastructure in order to drive operational efficiencies while improving its IT risk posture. The Industry and Solutions features are also articles you should not miss.

In addition to containing the special Executive Q&A with Enrique, the April issue is important for a couple of other reasons. To begin, approximately 18,500 print copies will be poly-bagged with the May 1 issue of CIO Magazine on IT Leadership (to its FORTUNE 1000 subscribers). Second, The CIO Digest Social Network debuts with the April issue (right-hand sidebar of the home page; in particular, make sure to check out the CIO Digest Kindle Edition (January is available today with April forthcoming in one or two weeks).

Drop the CIO Digest editorial team an email at ciodigest_editors@symantec.com if you have ideas on topics for upcoming issues or IT leaders who might be good candidates for articles.