Description: As the new CIO at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Mark Combs sought to better understand the ISO 27001 standards to determine if he should pitch it to firm management, and if he would find value from instituting these standards at his firm. He wondered if peers in other firms were asking the same questions. We set up an interview with John Verry from Pivot Point Security so Mark could quiz the expert about ISO 27001 and get many of his (and your) questions answered. Some of the topics addressed include:

Speakers:

Mark Combs, the CIO at Steptoe & Johnson, has

expertise in information security, technology, strategy, people and

project management. He has provided leadership for all areas of IT

including networking, telecommunications, PC and application support,

project management and data center operations. With 18 years of

healthcare IT experience, Mark has previously served in a number of

management and security roles. He is a Certified Professional in Health

Information and Management Systems and a Certified HIPAA Security

Specialist.

John Verry, Pivot Point Security's Managing

Partner, is an ISO 27001 Certified Lead Auditor. He established and

directs Pivot Point Security's ISO 27001 practice area, focusing on the

legal vertical. John helps law firms, e-discovery firms and service

providers to law firms discover how ISO 27001 can reduce the security,

compliance and attestation challenges that law firms are wrestling with,

and gain ISO certification in a proven, efficient and fiscally sound

process.