Commission Members Will Work Within the Cloud and IT Channel Community
MSPAlliance® The International Association of Cloud & Managed Service Providers, announced the formation of the MSPAlliance Commission on Data Privacy and Security for Cloud and Managed Services.™ The Commission is an independent, international committee of technology vendors that will work within the IT channel community and MSPAlliance Board Members to shape, guide and promote data privacy and security best practices in the managed services and cloud industry worldwide.
“The Commission members of the MSPAlliance, are very eager to roll up our sleeves and do what we can to tackle the issues of trust, transparency and standards as it pertains to security, data storage and privacy in our global industry,” said Stephan Tallent, Director of MSSPs Americas, Fortinet. “I look forward to working with my fellow Commission members, as well as member of the MSPAlliance Board, to make this happen.”
Members of the Commission Include:
- Kevin Schoonover, Director of Engineering, Arrow
- David Duncan, CMO, Webroot
- Stephan Tallent, Director MSSPs Americas, Fortinet
- Elaine McKinney, Global Director of Privacy and Compliance, AVG
- John Burgess, President, Mainstream Technologies
- Michael Corey, CEO, Ntirety
- Mark Scott, CEO, The Utility Company
- Nicolas Geudens, Managing Director, Hestia
- Peter Kujawa, President, EO Johnson-Locknet
- Julie Machal-Fulks, Partner, Scott & Scott LLP
- Robert J. Scott – Managing Partner, Scott & Scott LLP
The Commission’s first mission will be to:
- Address globally accepted standards on disclosure, transparency, data privacy, security and best practices
- Development of marketing strategies around data privacy and security for cloud and managed service provider environments. Strategies would be both channel and end-user focused
- Address global challenges of “country specific” cloud regulation and data privacy/security pressures
