THE INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED NETWORK SECURITY provides cutting edge technical and business insights and best practices research to its members. These members come primarily from Fortune 2000 corporations, the federal government and academia.

The mission of the Institute is to increase the working knowledge of its members and to make them more effective leaders in a field that is rapidly gaining recognition as a critical function to each organization’s long-term viability and success.

At its best, the Institute’s work influences key strategic decisions and accelerates implementation of critical network security technologies in even the most technologically sophisticated and secure organizations.

The interest of the Institute’s members is placed above the advancement of all else.
The Institute approaches its work without bias.

The Institute strives in each interaction with our members to achieve a level of service that is unmatched in their experience.

Philip Gardner and Jack Phillips, both Harvard Business School trained executives, founded The Institute in the fall of 2000. Both of these executives have founded, or been part of the founding teams, of successful companies over the past decade.

If you would like to learn more, please contact the Institute at ask@ianetsec.com.