Moore Colson IT Audit Director Tom Jinks to Lead TAG Information Security Panel Discussion

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 25, 2009 -- Atlanta, Georgia (August 25, 2009) – Atlanta-based accounting firm, Moore Colson CPAs, recently announced that Tom Jinks, IT Audit Director, Moore Colson, and Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Information Security Board member, has been selected to lead an industry panel discussion for TAG’s Information Security Society.

The panel discussion, “Maintaining Security in a Down Economy” will be presented on Thursday, August 27 from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. at MacQuarium Intelligent Communications, 1800 Peachtree Street, Suite 250, Atlanta, Georgia. Attendees will hear from three of Atlanta’s top IT executives; Brad Sanford, CIO—Emory, Mark Reardon, CISO—Georgia Technology Authority, and Paul Huesken, Director of Information Assurance—Coca Cola, as they discuss budget-smart tactics and strategies they have leveraged for improving an organization’s information security during tough economic times. Attendees will also learn how these executives have prioritized security initiatives, implemented creative solutions and policies to accomplish more with less in the current downturn.

TAG is a Georgia IT Association that promotes the advancement of the state's technology industry and provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving. Moore Colson, founded in 1981, is a full-service accounting and consulting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, providing tax, assurance, real estate, management consulting, estate and financial planning, IT audit consulting, and lender services.

With over 25 year’s experience in IT consulting, management and leadership, Tom Jinks assists TAG’s Information Security Society board as they seek to achieve the mission of enhancing information security awareness through educational meetings, panel discussions, industry speakers and training sessions and the importance of integrating information security into today’s business environment.

Tom’s role at Moore Colson includes proposing and implementing IT solutions, IT audit services, data privacy and security governance, and project planning and developing and maintaining client relationships. As a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and member of Moore Colson’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) team, Tom has managed all phases of IT compliance and controls related to SOX attestation for several $1 billion+ organizations. He has led compliance projects, HIPAA security assessments, preparedness, remediation, and information security best practices consultation for numerous healthcare and life sciences providers. Moore Colson has performed over 18,000 hours of SOX and HIPAA compliance services work, over the last six years.

For more information about Moore Colson, call 770.989.0028 or visit www.moorecolson.com. For more information about the TAG Panel Discussion, contact Kaylyn Seawell at Kaylyn@tagonline.org or call 404-817-3333 or visit www.tagonline.org.

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