WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today announced that Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has joined the association's board of directors. Roland Cloutier, vice president and chief security officer, will hold ADP's board of director seat on the association.
The NCSA is a nonprofit public private partnership that brings together government, corporate, non-profit and academic organizations to conduct public education and awareness efforts to empower a digital citizenry to use the Internet safely and securely by protecting the computers and networks they use.
The addition of ADP, one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions with 570,000 clients, bolsters an NCSA board of directors that includes executives from AT&T, Cisco, Google, McAfee, Microsoft, EMC, SAIC and Symantec.
"ADP's network of hundreds of thousands of business clients provides us with an immense opportunity to help our nation's small- to medium-sized businesses protect their employees, customers and partners," said Michael Kaiser. "We look forward to partnering with ADP to strengthen our education and awareness efforts."
Cloutier brings a vast amount of security leadership experience to ADP. Previously, Cloutier was vice president and chief security officer of EMC where he led all information, risk, crisis management, and investigative security operations, across both the commercial and government sectors.
"ADP is one of the world's largest business-to-business Software as a Service providers and we are committed to using the latest security protocols to protect our clients and their data," said Roland Cloutier, vice president and chief security officer at ADP. "On behalf of ADP, I am honored to be part of the National Cyber Security Alliance's board to help further their mission to empower organizations to protect themselves online."
About The National Cyber Security Alliance
The National Cyber Security Alliance is a nonprofit organization. Through collaboration with the government, corporate, non-profit and academic sectors, the mission of the NCSA is to empower a digital citizenry to use the Internet securely and safely protecting themselves and the cyber infrastructure. NCSA works to create a culture of cyber security and safety through education and awareness activities. Visit http://www.staysafeonline.org/ for more information.
About ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. , with nearly $9 billion in revenue and about 570,000 clients, is one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging 60 years of experience, ADP offers the widest range of HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single source. ADP's easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to companies of all types and sizes. ADP is also a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine and recreational vehicle dealers throughout the world. For more information about ADP or to contact a local ADP sales office, phone 1.800.225.5237 or visit the company's Web site at http://www.adp.com/.
National Cyber Security Alliance
CONTACT: Aimee Larsen-Kirkpatrick of National Cyber Security Alliance,
+1-202-570-7431, aimee@staysafeonline.org; Joshua Zecher, +1-202-463-0013,
ext. 206, josh.zecher@463.com, for National Cyber Security Alliance; or Kelly
Shanley of ADP, +1-973-974-7612, public_relations@adp.com
Web Site: http://www.staysafeonline.org/
http://www.adp.com/
