National Association of Professional Women Announces Siv Hilde Houmb, Ph.D. and CEO of Secure NOK AS, as a 2014 Professional Woman of the Year
Garden City, NY (PRWEB) June 26, 2014 -- NAPW honors Siv Hilde Houmb, Ph.D. and CEO of Secure NOK AS as a 2014 Professional Woman of the Year. Dr. Houmb is recognized with this prestigious distinction for leadership in information security. As the largest, most-recognized organization of women in the country, spanning virtually every industry and profession, the National Association of Professional Women is a powerfully vibrant networking community with over 600,000 members and nearly 300 Local Chapters.
Dr. Siv Hilde Houmb is held in high esteem for her expertise as an automation security and cyber security specialist. Presently, Dr. Houmb is the CEO & White Hat (Ethical Hacker) at Secure-NOK, AS which was established in 2010 in Norway and is now located in Houston, Texas. Secure-NOK AS provides products and solutions that detects and removes security attacks and events such as espionage, sabotage, malware and other harmful events in oil and gas installations, both onshore and offshore.
With a career that spans more than 15 years, Dr. Houmb’s background includes positions with industry leaders such as Telenor ASA, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) and General Storage and Technology, and has taught at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She is currently an associate professor adjunct at Gjøvik University College, Norway.
Dr. Houmb received her Ph.D. from the University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway in 2007 and did her Ph.D. research at Colorado State University. Her Ph.D. thesis was on decision support methodologies and techniques to choose among sets of security solutions for critical information systems.
NAPW provides an exclusive, highly advanced networking forum to successful women executives, professionals and entrepreneurs where they can aspire, connect, learn and achieve. Through innovative resources, unique tools and progressive benefits, professional women interact, exchange ideas, advance their knowledge and empower each other.
Lisa Mancuso, NAPW, http://www.napw.com, +1 516-453-6111, [email protected]
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