DHS Under Secretary Spaulding inserts ISA recommendations on cyber risk into new National Infrastructure Protection Plan
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) established a strategic direction for coordinating the nation’s critical infrastructure protection and resilience initiatives. The new National Plan built on the previous Plan from 2009, and reflects major changes in risk, policy, and operating environments, reflecting “a significant evolution in critical infrastructure risk policy.” This evolution reflects movement toward […]
White House Releases “Cyber Space Policy Review” — ISA is Most Cited Source
Released in 2009, the Cyber Space Policy Review was the Obama Administration’s assessment of U.S. policies and structure for cybersecurity. Drawing heavily from the Internet Security Alliance as a resource, the paper outlined a path forward to creating a reliable and resilient digital infrastructure. Covering resources including the Cyber Security Social Contract, white papers, and […]
ISA Hosts Conference on Cyber Security at White House Featuring DHS Secretary
The Internet Security Alliance hosted an invitation-only event at the White House on economic issues related to cyber security featuring DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. The session allowed guests to engage with the DHS secretary in a robust question and answer session in a more intimate setting. The DHS Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity for the […]
ISA takes Lead Role in Construction of NIST Framework
In response to the February 2013 executive order released by President Obama, titled “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has undertaken the vital task of developing a new set of guidelines and standards to promote better cyber security practices in both the public and private sector. Known as the […]
Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order 13636
In February 2013, President Obama issued Executive Order 13636: Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, which formalized the Administration’s adoption of principals proposed by the Internet Security Alliance. The Executive Order departed from the regulatory model that the Administration previously embraced that would have granted the Department of Homeland Security extensive authority to mandate cyber security standards […]
NACD Asks ISA For Best Practices Guide
<h3>NACD asks ISA to create best practices guide for corporate board of directors</h3> The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) asked ISA to put together a guide of best practices for corporate directors. With input from the ISA Board of Directors, and in close collaboration with AIG, ISA was tasked to identify best practices in […]
ISA Criteria For Assessing The Cybersecurity Exec Order
Click Here for Full Document EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ASSESSING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CYBER SECURITY Upon realizing that comprehensive cyber security legislation to address the nation’s growing cyber security problem was unlikely to pass the Congress, President Obama issued an Executive Order on the subject in February 2013. The Order marked a watershed moment […]
INTERNET SECURITY ALLIANCE AND CYBER SECURITY COUNCIL OF GERMANY ANNOUNCE INDUSTRY ALLIANCE FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL CYBER SECURITY
PRESS RELEASE January 24, 2014 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC CONTACT: LARRY CLINTON 202-236-0001 or lclinton@isalliance.org) INTERNET SECURITY ALLIANCE AND CYBER SECURITY COUNCIL OF GERMANY ANNOUNCE INDUSTRY ALLIANCE FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL CYBER SECURITY (WASHINGTON DC-MUNICH GERMANY) The Cyber Security Council of Germany (CSCG) and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) today announced the signing of a mutual […]
Top 25 ISA Accomplishments of 2013
Top 25 ISA Accomplishments in 2013 President Obama releases his Executive Order on cyber security, which departs from the regulatory model the Administration had previously advocated and embraces much of ISA’s “Social Contact” by encouraging an industry driven framework and use of market incentives. A new “National Plan” for protecting US critical infrastructure is released […]
DIGIT INTERVIEWS – Larry Clinton, Cyber Security Expert
In an increasingly digital world, where the Internet is starting to define and control our very existence, threats to the system are wide-ranging and with debilitating effects.
