VeriSign Internet Security Expert to Speak at UMaine
Contact: Nory Jones, 581-1995; George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO — Internet security is the subject of a free public talk Friday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. at the University of Maine by a senior vice president at VeriSign Security Services — the company that authenticates secure connections for million’s of consumers logging into sensitive websites, including credit card or home-banking sites.
Maria Cirino has been invited to speak to UMaine Business School students and the public by the business school’s Management Information Systems Association. The lecture will be held in the D.P. Corbett Business Building lecture hall, located behind the Maine Center for the Arts on the Orono campus.
As senior vice president of VeriSign’s Security Services and head of VeriSign Security Services Indirect Channel Organization, Cirino is responsible for setting channel strategy, driving channel development and the sales of VeriSign’s security services through its indirect channels.
Previously she was CEO and co-founder of Guardent, Inc., an early entrant and leading Managed Security Services (MSS) provider, acquired by VeriSign in February 2004. Cirino also has served as a key member of the executive teams at Shiva Corporation (now Intel Corporation) and i-Cube, Inc. (now Razorfish, Inc.).
A frequent industry speaker, Cirino has received numerous industry awards and recognition. In addition to Bit9, Inc., Cirino is a member of the board of directors for Keane (NYSE: KEA), the board of governors for the Entrepreneurs Foundation of New England, the board of trustees for the Massachusetts Software and Internet Council, and is a trustee at Mount Holyoke College.
She will be available for questions after her talk.
The Management Information Systems Association represents a student organization within the Maine Business School that promotes leadership in the application, use and management of information systems and technologies to help companies gain or maintain a sustainable competitive advantage.