Top Ten Reasons Why Cybersecurity Is Like Coronavirus

Posted on March 16, 2020 at 9:17 am

By Larry Clinton I’m not saying cybersecurity and the coronavirus are exactly the same. The defining characteristic of the cyber threat is that we have conscious and deliberate actor’s carefully crafting attacks. The coronavirus has no conscience, no plan. At the same time, notwithstanding differences, these domains are both attacks on our cultures, and when […]


Cyber Principle Two for Boards: Know Your Legal Obligations

Posted on March 11, 2020 at 10:48 am

This is the second in a series of blogs distilling the cybersecurity advice for boards of directors contained in the new Cyber-Risk Oversight 2020 Handbook published by the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Internet Security Alliance. By Larry Clinton In 2015, ISA, along with Georgia Tech, the New York Stock Exchange, and Palo […]


These Are The Big Takeaways From This Year’s RSA Conference 2020

Posted on March 5, 2020 at 2:31 pm

Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” While each one of us is different—visionary or pragmatist, builder or fixer, disruptor or peacemaker, mentor or non-conformist, comic relief or observer—bringing all our individual traits together results in a stronger, more diverse whole. This was the […]


The First Principle of Cybersecurity — It’s Not an “IT” Issue

Posted on March 2, 2020 at 10:37 am

By Larry Clinton At last week’s RSA Conference, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in partnership with the ISA published Cyber Risk Oversight 2020: Key Principles and Practical Guidance for Corporate Boards. This is the third in a series of cyber-risk handbooks ISA and NACD have partnered on since 2014, and like the previous […]


Internet Security Alliance updates ‘handbook’ for corporate boards on managing cyber risks

Posted on February 27, 2020 at 3:38 pm

The Internet Security Alliance has updated its “handbook” for corporate boards on managing cyber risks to reflect current threats and the latest “best practices.” “The effects of cyberattacks are expanding well beyond information loss or business disruption. They can have a severe impact on an organization’s reputation and brand through loss of consumer confidence,” said […]


Posted on February 26, 2020 at 9:01 am

In an era when data breaches can lead to corporate losses and ruin brand reputations, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue, it’s a board-level issue The question of what corporate boards should be doing and how governments can help them was the topic of a session at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, […]


Internet Security Alliance and National Association of Corporate Directors Release New Guide for Cyber-Risk Oversight

Posted on February 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Josh Higgins Internet Security Alliance 703-778-0083 jhiggins@isalliance.org   Susan Oliver NACD susanboliver@gmail.com 703-216-4078 WASHINGTON, DC (February 25, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 directors, and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), comprising chief information security officers of Fortune 100 companies […]


CISA leaders, policy vets set for cyber conference with regs, deterrence and more on agenda

Posted on February 24, 2020 at 1:54 pm

The annual RSA security conference launches today in San Francisco under the shadow of a global health crisis, but with a roster chock-full of key cybersecurity players and high-profile panels addressing emerging cyber rules on 5G, supply-chain, privacy and more, and front-burner issues such as deterrence, investment and litigation. The theme of this year’s RSA […]


Cyber security to attract more venture capital investment, say analysts

Posted on February 6, 2020 at 1:54 pm

The cyber-security market will continue to attract venture capital even in uncertain economic times as the industry is largely “immune to downturn” and offers good returns on investment, say investors and industry experts. “VCs invest where they believe they could generate a return. The larger the return, the more likely they will be to invest […]


WHAT I HEARD AT THE G-20 CYBERSECURITY DIALOGUE THIS WEEK

Posted on February 5, 2020 at 12:47 pm

WHAT I HEARD AT THE G-20 CYBERSECURITY DIALOGUE THIS WEEK This week I was honored to be one of the 17 outside experts (3 Americans including myself) asked to address the official G-20 Cybersecurity Dialogue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This meeting was designed to assist the G-20 Digital Economic agenda for this fall’s full G-20 […]