UPCOMING ISA EVENT – CISA 2015 REAUTHORIZATION BRIEFING

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The briefing is open to Members of Congress, staff, the press, and the general public. Priority consideration will be given to Members of Congress and staff.

The briefers will include:

• Jonathan Braley: Director of Threat Intelligence for the IT Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT ISAC)
• John Miller: Vice President, Information Technology Institute (ITI), and former Chair of the IT Sector Coordinating Council
• Larry Clinton: President, Internet Security Alliance (ISA), and former Chair of the IT Sector Coordinating Council

WHAT IS THE IT SECTOR COORDINATING COUNCIL (ITSCC)?

The IT Sector Coordinating Council (ITSCC) was created in 2006 pursuant to the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, which established industry and government coordinating councils for all critical sectors to enhance the security and resilience of our nations critical infrastructure. Specifically, the ITSCC is the principal entity responsible for coordinating with the government on a wide variety of critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity issues.

WHAT IS CISA 2015, AND WHY IS THE IT SCC HOLDING THIS BRIEFING?

In the early days of cybersecurity policy development, the need to facilitate information sharing about the cyber threat between government and the private sector was a major focus of concern. After years of debate in 2015, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act was finally passed. Many have argued that CISA 2015 was one of, if not the most successful policy developments of the digital era, and the controversies about sharing information have been substantially muted in the intervening decade. However, CISA 2015 is now due to expire this fall, and, with it, many fear we will lose one of our most successful tools to secure our nation. This briefing will examine the current substantive issues raised by the possible sunsetting of CISA 2015.