ISA’s Clinton: Government shift to risk management is positive, but must accelerate
The federal government is gradually shifting to a “risk management” approach to cyber — epitomized by the creation of CISA and its National Risk Management Center last year — but that effort lags behind the private-sector’s embrace of “sophisticated” tools and must accelerate rapidly, says Larry Clinton, head of the industry-based Internet Security Alliance. “We […]
ISA’s Clinton calls for procurement-based incentives, critiques Pentagon certification plans
A key private-sector leader is criticizing an initiative aimed at securing the Defense Industrial Base as “over-regulation” while advocating incentives, over liability, for filling gaps between private and public assessments of cybersecurity risks. “The regulation is actually not improving our security, in fact it is anti-security because it is driving away some of our better […]
DHS Risk Management Center Head to Keynote International Cyber-Risk Event
Bob Kolasky, Director of the National Risk Management Center in the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will keynote a unique international program highlighting how corporate boards are addressing cyber security to be held Friday, November 8, at the Organization of American States located at the General Secretariat Building of the Organization […]
Global Consensus of Industry to Address Cyber Reaches Asia, Is Government Far Behind?
by Larry Clinton Yes, they are. While corporate boards of directors worldwide are developing programs to increase own their understanding of the cyber threat and taking action to address it, the government equivalent of corporate boards – legislators, agency heads, and the like – seem content to tell others what to do while not seriously […]
KEIDANREN to promote ISA corporate governance cybersecurity principles in Japan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Larry Clinton President and CEO, Internet Security Alliance (202) 236-0001 lclinton@isalliance.org The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) is excited to announce that the Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN) will adapt ISA’s Cyber-Risk Oversight Handbook for Japanese boards of directors. KEIDANREN – whose membership consists of over 1,400 Japanese companies, 109 industry associations and […]
U.S., German, and Latin American Boards and Cybersecurity: Similarities and Differences
by Larry Clinton In a field seemingly overpopulated with remarkably similar programs on cybersecurity, the Organization of American States, of all places, will host a unique program at their Washington, D.C. headquarters on November 8. OAS, along with the Cyber Security Council of Germany and the Internet Security Alliance, will discuss the findings of a […]
ISA and European Directors Announce Partnership to Create a Pan-European Culture of Cybersecurity
Brussels, Belgium – Today the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and The European Confederation of Directors’ Associations (ecoDa) announced a partnership to develop a handbook on cyber-risk management for European corporate boards of directors. “No company is immune to the threat of cyber attack. Therefore, we at ecoDa together with ISA are developing a European culture […]
WHAT CAN PINK DO FOR CYBER?
by Larry Clinton I expect virtually everyone who might be reading this blog knows that October is Cybersecurity Awareness month. But I doubt the total number of people in the Unites States who know October is “our” month rises above five figures. Of course, awareness that we have a cyber security problem is virtually unanimous. […]
SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF THIS OCTOBER
by Larry Clinton I have opined in the past, somewhat tongue in cheek, that Cyber Security Awareness Month may be a bit outdated—is there really anyone unaware that we have a cyber security problem in 2019? Perhaps Cybersecurity understanding month is a bit timelier and more needed. However, in the spirit of the cyber season […]
CYBERSECURITY COMES TO LATIN AMERICA
by Larry Clinton On Friday I was honored to provide the closing keynote speech at the Organization of American States’ (OAS) Cybersecurity Symposium in Santiago, Chile. The purpose of the event was to unveil and release the first Cyber-Risk Oversight Handbook for Corporate Boards targeted for the entire Latin American region. The Handbook is part […]
