ClearPoint Metrics Forms Board of Advisors

"ClearPoint looks to expand its reach as a leader in performance management and metrics," said Jim Acquaviva, CEO of ClearPoint Metrics. "The formation of ClearPoint's advisory board brings together key industry experts to advance the strategic direction of the company and help drive product innovation as we continue to grow. These individuals are outstanding strategists and experienced executives, and we are delighted to have some of their time and effort focused on ClearPoint Metrics."

ClearPoint Metrics' board of advisors includes:

Dr. Daniel Geer serves as Chief Information Security Officer at In-Q-Tel, not-for-profit investment firm that works to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Dr. Geer is an expert in computer security and has been recognized as a pioneer in the space for his insight into the critical issues that plague the security industry. He has been featured in publications such as Network World, Search Security and InfoWorld. Dr. Geer has served in multiple advisory roles for various organizations including the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Defense, the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection and more. Dr. Geer will serve as the chairman of the ClearPoint Metrics advisory board.

Andrew Jaquith, lead security analyst at the Yankee Group and author of the recently released book, Security Metrics: Replacing Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Mr. Jaquith has more than 15 years of IT experience and previously co-founded and served as the program director at @stake, Inc., a security consulting pioneer. His research has been featured in publications such as CIO, CSO and IEEE Security & Privacy.

Stephen Katz, founder and president of Security Risk Solutions, an information security company providing consulting and advisory services. He is the world's first CISO and held positions at JP Morgan, Citibank/Citigroup and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Katz is a prominent figure in the information security discipline and has been a leading force in increasing the visibility and shaping the direction of the security industry. He also the founder and past chairman of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

The advisory board will meet quarterly to conduct a review of the current market requirements and discuss how to best meet the needs of ClearPoint customers based on its best practice content strategy and software product roadmap. In addition, the advisors will have opportunities to collaborate with ClearPoint's prospects and customers.

About ClearPoint Metrics

ClearPoint Metrics solutions enable IT and Security executives and their teams to consistently and reliably measure, monitor and communicate the state, business impact and effectiveness of their IT governance, risk and compliance initiatives. As both regulatory and best practice frameworks mandate the use of metrics, ClearPoint delivers both the hard facts and data that evidence the existence and efficacy of internal controls and the executive views and scorecards that enable evaluation of performance and alignment with business objectives. CIOs and CISOs of leading Global 2000 companies rely on ClearPoint Metrics software and best practice know-how to quickly and cost effectively implement a successful metrics initiative supporting their strategic imperatives and establishing a foundation for constant improvement in safeguarding their organization's information assets. www.clearpointmetrics.com.

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