NETBankAudit Names Cynthia A. Bonnette as Director of Information Security Risk Assessment

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January 8, 2004

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NETBankAudit Names Cynthia A. Bonnette as Director of Information Security Risk Assessment

NETBankAudit is pleased to announce that Cynthia A. Bonnette has joined the company as Director of Information Security Risk Assessment. Ms. Bonnette was previously the Managing Director of M ONE�s Technology Risk Assessment Practice and is also a former senior bank regulator. NETBankAudit will leverage Ms. Bonnette�s experience to expand the company�s technology risk assessment services.



�We are pleased to add Cynthia to our team and excited about the new and expanded services that we will be offering to our clients,� said Ken Barlow, NETBankAudit�s CEO. Over the past four years NETBankAudit has established relationships with over 150 community financial institutions, offering high quality, affordable risk assessment services. Core services have included technical security audits, encompassing external and internal vulnerability assessments in addition to policy and control evaluations.

Ms. Bonnette brings over fifteen years of experience in financial services, with the last seven years concentrating on bank technology and information security. Ms. Bonnette is a financial technology consultant and former senior bank regulator, with a 13-year tenure at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, most recently as Assistant Director of the Bank Technology Group. Ms. Bonnette is a recognized expert in bank technology and the author of several regulatory guidance documents, published articles and manuals. She is a frequent public speaker at industry conferences and educational programs.



Ms. Bonnette holds an MBA from Bentley College, Waltham, MA; a bachelor's degree in economics from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; and is a graduate of The Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Delaware University, Newark, DE. She holds the GISO and GSEC certifications from the SANS Institute and is a member of the GISO Advisory Board.



About NETBankAudit:

NETBankAudit specializes in information security and technology risk assessment and general security consulting services with a focus on high quality, low maintenance, cost effective solutions that help financial institutions meet regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Founded in 2000, NETBankAudit has grown to service over 150 financial institutions, providing risk assessment, network security architecture, policy and procedures, and regulatory compliance consulting and services. Visit www.netbankaudit.com for further information.