PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business/Finance, Risk Assessment, Human Resources, Tech, TX Business News SourceSentry Appoints Former PricewaterhouseCooper Partner Dr. Lawrence A. Ponemon to Board of Advisors HOUSTON, TX -- July 7, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- SourceSentry, Inc. (www.sourcesentry.com), a leading provider of Offshore Outsourcing management and information security consulting services, today announced the appointment of Dr. Lawrence A. Ponemon to the Board of Advisors. Dr. Ponemon is a critically acclaimed author, lecturer, spokesman and pioneer in the development of privacy auditing, privacy risk management and the ethical information management process. He is considered a pioneer in privacy risk management and the development of the Responsible Information Management (RIM) framework. *(Logo: http://www.send2press.com/photoSP/sourcesentry01.jpg ) Dr. Ponemon has extensive experience in establishing self-regulatory frameworks for managing privacy and data security in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Hong Kong and other countries. He also consults with leading multinational organizations on global privacy management programs. Dr. Ponemon will advise the company on strategy, key customer relationships, and operational issues. Currently, Dr. Ponemon is the Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research "think tank" dedicated to advancing responsible information management, privacy and data protection practices in the public and private sector. In addition to Institute leadership, Dr. Ponemon is an Adjunct Professor of Ethics and Privacy at Carnegie Mellon University and the CIO Institute. He serves on the Unisys Corporation’s Security Advisory Board and the IBM Privacy Management Council. Dr. Ponemon has served as an appointed member of the Advisory Committee for Privacy for the United States Federal Trade Commission. He was also an appointed member of the California State task force on notification of privacy and data security breaches. Dr. Ponemon was the CEO of Privacy Council and global managing partner of the compliance risk management practice within PricewaterhouseCoopers (he founded the firm’s privacy practice). "As a respected leader in the high-technology industry, Dr. Ponemon comes to us with a proven track record for developing corporate governance, privacy issues, and information management." said Sridhar Balaji, President and CEO of SourceSentry. "With SourceSentry's business model focused on Global 2000 companies who use offshore outsourcing, his experience will prove invaluable to the company." "Establishing and maintaining proper internal controls are leading concerns for companies today that are faced with a maze of complex corporate governance and privacy issues. SourceSentry offers a comprehensive solution that enables companies to quickly measure, assess, and maintain their compliance to leading standards and regulatory standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA, and ISO 17799 in a cost-effective manner," said Dr. Ponemon. "As an advisor to SourceSentry, I will help the company to fortify and build strong relationships with enterprises that need a comprehensive solution for ensuring privacy and security of their assets" About SourceSentry SourceSentry is the first U.S. Company to offer a comprehensive Offshore Outsourcing Vigilance and Management solution to enterprises that outsource their Information Technology or Business Process activities. We offer an independent and objective risk assessment of a company’s offshored IT Enabled Service (ITES) at a low cost. SourceSentry delivers the most comprehensive range of security and risk management solutions for Global 2000 enterprises. SourceSentry’s BizSentry methodology provides the three pillars of information and data security - confidentiality, integrity and availability to ensure that the buyers maximize the return on their outsourced investment. Media Relations Contact: Ken Nguyen of SourceSentry, Inc. pr@sourcesentry.com +1-281-994-4114 # # # [ source of news = SourceSentry, Inc. ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr04-070701-sourcesentry.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr04-070701-sourcesentry.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: pr@sourcesentry.com (media only) If used for publication, please send specimen copy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- S2P-NP/ 0C / TX / Houston, Texas / USA / English Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization, who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com [www.TexasNetwire.com] keywords: -------- security,outsourcing,offshoring,consulting,services,audit,compliance, assessment,privacy,governance,BPO,risk,sarbanes,SAS,ISO 17799,HIPAA