Ponemon Institute and Aveksa to Host 2008 National Survey on Access Governance Webinar

Free Online Event to Show How Ineffective Access Management Processes Pose Risk to Businesses

WALTHAM, Mass.—February 25, 2008— Privacy and information management research firm The Ponemon Institute and Aveksa, Inc., the market-leading provider of enterprise access governance solutions, today announced that they will hold a live webinar to present the findings on The 2008 National Survey on Access Governance. On Wednesday, February 27, at 2:00 p.m. ET, Dr. Larry Ponemon will join Aveksa CEO and Founder Deepak Taneja for a live online event to discuss research that reveals the significant business risks caused by inconsistent approaches to access management across the enterprise.

Event: The 2008 National Survey on Access Governance Webinar

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 2:00 p.m. ET

Presenters: Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of The Ponemon Institute, and Deepak Taneja, founder, president and CEO of Aveksa

Registration: To register to attend this event, please visit: https://aveksa.webex.com/aveksa/onstage/g.php?d=681826423

Findings for The 2008 National Survey on Access Governance were gathered from a survey of almost 700 experienced IT practitioners. During this webinar, attendees will learn about the major challenges of implementing effective access governance, as well as how forward-thinking organizations can address them. Key findings to be discussed include:

• User access rights are poorly assigned
• Policies are not regularly checked and enforced
• Organizations are not able to keep pace with changes to users’ roles and face serious noncompliance and business risk
• Senior management lacks understanding of the importance of access governance
• Collaboration is viewed as critical but is not being achieved

About Aveksa
Aveksa provides the only comprehensive, enterprise-class, access governance, risk management and compliance solution. Aveksa automates the monitoring, reporting, certification and remediation of user entitlements and roles; enables role discovery and lifecycle management; and delivers unmatched visibility into the true state of user access rights. With Aveksa, business, security and compliance teams can effectively collaborate and enforce accountability. Our growing customer base includes leading global Fortune 1000 organizations in financial services, healthcare, transportation and manufacturing. For more information, go to www.aveksa.com.

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