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Moore Colson IT Audit Director Tom Jinks Appointed to Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Information Security Board

Atlanta, Georgia (April 7, 2009) – Atlanta-based accounting firm, Moore Colson CPAs, recently announced that Tom Jinks, IT Audit Director, Moore Colson, has been appointed to the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Information Security Board. TAG is a Georgia IT Association that promotes the advancement of the state's technology industry and provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving. TAG also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. Moore Colson, founded in 1981, is a full-service accounting and consulting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, providing tax, assurance, real estate, management consulting, estate and financial planning, IT audit consulting, and lender services.

With over 25 year’s experience in IT consulting, management and leadership Tom will assist TAG’s Information Security Society board as they seek to achieve the mission of enhancing information security awareness through educational meetings, panel discussions, industry speakers and training sessions and the importance of integrating information security into today’s business environment.

Tom’s role at Moore Colson includes proposing and implementing IT solutions, IT audit services, data privacy and security governance, and project planning and developing and maintaining client relationships. Tom has excelled in strategic planning, analysis and risk assessment while consulting with business executives and management to identify problems and introduce solutions with measurable results. Tom has successfully directed both technical and business development management positions, performed CIO/CTO functions on an interim basis, and consulted, designed and audited business continuity/disaster recovery plans for both
public and privately held organizations.

As a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and member of Moore Colson’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) team, Tom has managed all phases of IT compliance and controls related to SOX attestation for several $1 billion+ organizations. He has led compliance projects, HIPAA security assessments, preparedness, remediation, and information security best practices consultation for numerous healthcare and life sciences providers. Moore Colson has performed over 18,000 hours of SOX and HIPAA compliance services work, over the last six years.

Voted one of America’s Top 25 firms by Inside Public Accounting (IPA) Moore Colson is a full-service accounting and consulting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, providing tax, assurance, management consulting, estate and financial planning, real estate and IT audit consulting services. Moore Colson, founded in 1981, serves clients throughout Atlanta and the southeastern United States. For more information about Moore Colson, call 770-989-0028 or visit www.moorecolson.com.

For more information about the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), call 404-817-3333 or visit www.tagonline.org.