ISA SUPPORTS CHAIRMAN MICHAEL MCCAUL’S EFFORTS TO REORGANIZE DHS

Posted on September 27, 2016 at 4:39 pm

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance announced today its support of Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul’s (R-TX) efforts to revise congressional committee responsibilities so that federal policy making can be efficient and responsive to the needs of the digital age. “Congress is structured on an industrial-age model with its sector-specific committees and subcommittees. The […]

10 Cheap Tricks to Improve Our Cybersecurity: Part I

Posted on September 6, 2016 at 12:36 pm

On September 15, 2016, the Internet Security Alliance will publish a 400 page, 17 chapter, book containing 106 recommendations for the incoming Administration and Congress. One of the recommendations is that, frankly, we need to invest more in cyber defense. We are chasing a $500 billion to $1 trillion dollar a year issue with about […]

IMPACT OF BREXIT VOTE ON CYBER SECURITY: Private Sector Needs To Act Responsibly

Posted on June 25, 2016 at 12:31 pm

While I don’t see, much if any, short term operational impacts to cyber security from the Brexit vote, I do think the vote underlines the need for the private sector develop strong partnerships to secure the cyber systems they own and operate independent from government structures. I feel pretty sure not a single UK voter […]

ISA Present McCurdy Award To Sens. Burr and Feinstein

Posted on June 8, 2016 at 5:00 am

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2016 CONTACT: LARRY CLINTON | 202-236-0001 | lclinton@isalliance.org June 8, 2016/WASHINGTON DC — The Internet Security Alliance will present its “McCurdy Award” for cybersecurity policy innovation to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein at the ISA’s annual spring salon dinner this evening. The […]

The Next Administration Needs To Pick Up The Pace

Posted on May 27, 2016 at 12:40 pm

By: Larry Clinton, CEO/President THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO PICK UP THE PACE – A LOT – ON CYBERSECURITY The Pentagon’s 2015 annual report says that most DoD systems are subject to low to mid-level cyberattacks and our defense systems are basically subject to compromise whenever an adversary chooses to do so. If the world’s […]

Government Needs To Get Its Own Act Together With Respect To Cybersecurity

Posted on May 20, 2016 at 5:00 am

By: Larry Clinton, CEO/President Last week, I commented that given we have spent much of the last decade developing a consensus on an overall approach to cybersecurity as articulated in both the House GOP Task Force on Cybersecurity and President Obama’s Executive Order 13636, the one thing we don’t need from the newly appointed President’s […]

Dear Cyber Commission, We Don’t Need a New Plan

Posted on May 13, 2016 at 5:00 am

By: Larry Clinton, CEO/PRESIDENT A wise person once said every great plan eventually dissolves into actual work. What we need right now is actual work on cybersecurity. We have spent much of the past decade, and particularly the last 5 years, coming to a consensus on the best approach to improve our overall cybersecurity. Back […]

Internet Security Alliance Appoints David Perera as Assistant Vice President

Posted on March 29, 2016 at 4:43 pm

The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) is delighted to announce that David Perera is its’ new Assistant Vice-President for Government and Policy. ISA President, Larry Clinton, said, “Perera is one of the best known names in Capitol cyber circles and brings a broad set of talents to the ISA team. We are very excited to have […]

Trump Leading The Democratic Candidate

Posted on March 2, 2016 at 11:39 am

PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2016 – Washington, DC TRUMP THE LEADING dEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE That’s democratic with a small d. The most under-reported story of Super Tuesday is certainly not that Donald Trump has seized hold of the GOP nominating process or the Party’s internal revolt — that story has been beaten to death. It is […]

Internet Security Alliance (ISA) Joint Comments with American Gas Association (AGA), Utilities Telecom Council (UTC), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Association of American Railroads (AAR), and CompTIA to the National Institute of Standards and Technology on “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”

Posted on February 19, 2016 at 1:42 pm

We want to thank NIST both for the opportunity to respond to the Request for Information and the ongoing excellent work that NIST provides in working with the private sector to improve the nation’s cyber security. The initial NIST Framework for cyber security has not only proven to be a useful tool in enhancing the […]