atsec information security

Type:	GmbH
Founded:	2000 in Munich, Germany
Headquarters:	Munich, Germany
Key people:	Sal la Pietra, Founder & CEO
Industry:	IT Security
Products:	It Security Services
Employees:	60 (2006)
Website:	www.atsec.com

atsec information security is an independent, standards-based IT (information technology) security consulting and evaluation services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. The company was founded in January 2000 by three internationally-recognized security professionals: Helmut Kurth, Sal La Pietra, and Staffan Persson. Image File history File links Atsec_logo. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Information technology (IT)[1] is a broad subject concerned with technology and other aspects of managing and processing information, especially in large organizations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Management consulting (sometimes also called strategy consulting) refers to both the practice of helping companies to improve performance through analysis of existing business problems and development of future plans, as well as to the firms that specialize in this sort of consulting. ... Evaluation is the systematic determination of merit, worth, and significance of something or someone. ... Information security deals with several different trust aspects of information. ...

Corporate profile

atsec launched its U.S. business in May 2003, building on extensive success in Europe dating back to 2000. atsec leverages its deep security, process, and standards expertise to consult on a wide range of IT security needs, enabling clients to establish integrated security management procedures in order to manage security risk and improve data, product, and business process reliability. atsec works with leading global companies such as IBM, Hewlett Packard, BMW, SGI, Swisscom, RWE and Vodafone. atsec has grown slowly, but steadily since its founding and now has offices in Germany, U.S., Sweden, U.K. and China, with pending expansion to South America. The word standard has several meanings: Classically, standard referred to a flag or banner; especially, a national or other ensign carried into battle; thus standard bearer indicates the one who bears, or carries, the standard. ... Security management: In network management, the set of functions (a) that protects telecommunications networks and systems from unauthorized access by persons, acts, or influences and (b) that includes many subfunctions, such as creating, deleting, and controlling security services and mechanisms; distributing security-relevant information; reporting security-relevant events; controlling the... Risk is the potential impact (positive or negative) to an asset or some characteristic of value that may arise from some present process or from some future event. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Big Blue redirects here. ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is one of the worlds largest information technology corporations. ... BMW AG (an acronym for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is an independent German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... SGI is a TLA for at least three separate entities: Saskatchewan Government Insurance Scientific Games International Silicon Graphics, Incorporated Soka Gakkai International This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in... Swisscom AG is the leading telephone company in Switzerland. ... RWE AG, until 1990 named Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG, is a German public utility and electric power company based in Essen. ... Vodafone Group plc is a British mobile phone operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about $134 billion (June 2006). ...

Management team

• Sal la Pietra: President, atsec CEO, atsec corp. (U.S.), Managing Director, atsec GmbH (Germany), Finance and Controlling
• Helmut Kurth: Chief Scientist
• Staffan Persson: Managing Director, atsec GmbH (Germany), Manager Director, atsec AB (Sweden), Finance and Controlling
• Martin Freiss: Managing Director, atsec GmbH (Germany)
• Chris Wahl: Managing Director, atsec GmbH (Germany), Managing Director, atsec Ltd. (U.K.)

Expertise

• Common Criteria
• FIPS 140-2
• PIVTL
• ISO/IEC 27001 (BS 7799)
• FISMA
• Embedded Systems
• Source Code Analysis
• Smart Card Security
• Security Testing
• Risk Management
• Export Control
• Trust Center
• Security Audit and Revision
• Computer Forensics and Incident Analysis
• Hardening
• Firewall Assessment
• Penetration Test
• Mobile Security
• PKI
• V-Cert
• Security Monitor

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Online resources

• english atsec hompage
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• french atsec hompage
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• japanese atsec hompage