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dataguise Announces Jim Flyzik as Newest Member of Company Advisory Board
Industry Veteran Brings Nearly 30 Years of Experience in the Federal Government, Including Tenure in the White House Office of Homeland Security (OHS)
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FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - January 25, 2010) - dataguise™ (http://www.dataguise.com), a
leading innovator of security solutions for protecting sensitive data
across the enterprise, today announced that Jim Flyzik has joined its
company advisory board. With extensive experience in the federal
government, including several prominent leadership positions in the White
House Office of Homeland Security (OHS) and the U.S. Secret Service,
Flyzik's contribution as a key advisor to dataguise will serve to further
its position as a leader in database security. As a member of the dataguise
advisory board, Flyzik's significant achievements and knowledge of security
will be leveraged to provide highly-influential strategic guidance.
Flyzik is currently Chairman of the AFCEA International Committee on
Homeland Security, a non-profit membership association serving the
military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for
advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of
communications, IT, intelligence, and global security. His previous
positions include serving as Senior Advisor to Governor Ridge in the OHS,
providing guidance on national strategy and information management,
advancing the overall mission of the OHS.
"Jim brings a wealth of experience and invaluable insight in security and
the federal government to dataguise's advisory board," said Allan Thompson,
EVP of Operations at dataguise. "We at dataguise view our advisors as
essential components to our success and look forward to utilizing Jim's
knowledge and influence to promote our position as a leading provider of
best-of-breed database security solutions."
Flyzik's past experience includes tenure as Vice Chairman of the Federal
Government Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council as well as Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Information Systems and the CIO for the Department
of the Treasury. In this role, he provided oversight, strategic planning
and management direction on over $3.0 billion in annual information
technology and information infrastructure programs within the Treasury and
its bureaus. Flyzik also held key IT management positions for the U.S.
Secret Service. He was given the Secretary Certificate of Appreciation for
his work as a principal policy advisor to the Secretary and Deputy
Secretary of the Treasury and is the first government industry CIO to be
inducted into the CIO Magazine Hall of Fame.
In addition to his work with the AFCEA International Committee on Homeland
Security, Flyzik is also President of The Flyzik Group which specializes in
strategic business consulting, performance based contracting consulting and
training and thought leadership events. He currently hosts the monthly
radio program, "The Federal Executive Forum" on WFED 1050 AM.
"It is an honor to serve as a member of dataguise's company advisors," said
Jim Flyzik. "I am thoroughly impressed with dataguise's cutting-edge
technology and leadership position in the database security industry. I
feel dataguise is a perfect example of a security company that fulfills the
need for organizations spanning key vertical industries including
government, education and healthcare to protect their sensitive data and
meet compliance regulations and I look forward to being a part of this
exciting company and contributing to its growth and success for years to
come."
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About dataguise
dataguise offers automated and advanced data security solutions to help
ensure regulatory compliance, protect against data theft, discover
sensitive data and maintain data quality. dgdiscover enables organizations
to find structured database repositories across the network, search and
discover sensitive data in structured databases. dgmasker is then able to
mask or de-identify to protect sensitive data. dgmasker provides secure
masking of database content with unprecedented flexibility and
functionality across heterogeneous environments. For more information, call
510-824-1036 or visit www.dataguise.com.