ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: GOVERNMENT
Our government is not cyber-secure. Two weeks ago, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed it was suffering an ongoing hack perpetrated by Chinese state-backed agents. The attack potentially exposed CBO’s communications with lawmakers’ offices and access to cost estimates and analysis of legislation—information that could be of significant interest to foreign intelligence services tracking […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
“We’re really dealing with a highly sophisticated nation-state threat actor that will do anything and everything at any price to get a foothold into our critical infrastructure.” — Nasrin Rezai, Chief Information Security Officer for Verizon¹. The New Definition of National Defense For generations, “national defense” has meant tanks, jets, and missiles. However, in the […]
ISA TO RELEASE REPORTS ON NATION-STATE ATTACKS ON PRIVATE INDUSTRY
In a speech at the 250th Marine Corps Birthday Ball earlier this week, Vice President JD Vance noted that technological change has fundamentally altered the nature of conflict between nation-states. “The battlefield has changed incredibly and profoundly. We’ve got technology that would have been inconceivable even when I was a kid — we’ve got cybersecurity, […]
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM EVENT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO RETHINK CYBERSECURITY
I was honored this week to be asked to serve as a discussion leader at the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils and the Cybersecurity Conference in Dubai UAE. The three-day event was the first time the Forum has merged cybersecurity into the overall work of the Future Councils and represents the recognition of […]
HEALTH CARE INSITUTIONS NEED TO ENHANCE GOVERNANCE TO FACE AI CRISIS
Healthcare faces an AI-fueled cybersecurity crisis. Attackers are increasingly using AI to enhance methods. Cybercrime has skyrocketed in recent years, leading to billions of dollars in losses for American’s. As global law enforcement agencies and the cyber community race to combat scam operations, cybercriminals’ methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated powered by AI. At the same […]
President of the Internet Security Alliance, Larry Clinton on DIY Cyber Guy
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ISA President Clinton leading IT Sector Senate briefing on the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)
CAIRNCROSS TAKES FIRST STEPS ON PATHWAY TO AMERICAN CYBERSECURITY
In his first extended policy statement the new National Cybersecurity Director Sean Cairncross described the state of US cybersecurity economic terms saying we need to thwart our adversaries in cyberspace… shift the burden of risk in cyberspace from Americans to them…vowing that the United States would impose costs” for their behavior” Critically, Mr. Cairncross went […]
ISA PROPOSES ZERO COST PATH TO CYBERSECURITY
This week the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) conveyed to the White House Office of the National Cybersecurity Director a set of five priorities that, if enacted would create a would create A Zero-Cost Pathway for American Cybersecurity (link to the report below). These are pragmatic programs that can be implemented quickly. They will generate significant […]
Congressional Letter to OMB on Cyber Security Regulations
