ISA’s Clinton: Failure to implement executive order spurs regulatory push

Posted on December 2, 2015 at 5:44 pm

Inside Cybersecurity Reports: Incomplete efforts to implement President Obama’s “visionary” 2013 executive order on cybersecurity have created a policy vacuum that some federal and state officials are moving to fill with regulations, according to Internet Security Alliance president Larry Clinton. Representatives from 27 industry groups attended a meeting on Monday with officials from the National […]

Cyber security bill passes Senate muster

Posted on November 18, 2015 at 5:03 pm

BusinessInsurance.com Reports: Passage of long-awaited cyber security legislation will be a limited but still-useful tool that encourages businesses and the government to share data by providing liability protection. However, experts are divided on the legislation’s ultimate effect on rates for cyber insurance. In a 74-21 vote in late October, the U.S. Senate approved The Cybersecurity […]

DHS insurance report could inform development of cyber info-sharing standards

Posted on October 8, 2015 at 5:01 pm

Inside Cybersecurity Reports: A federal report that proposes hacked companies share specific kinds of cyber incident data in a private-sector repository to help expand the nascent insurance market is drawing early praise from industry stakeholders tracking the development of cybersecurity information-sharing standards. The assessment – produced by a Department of Homeland Security advisory panel and […]

Appetites for more: Government actions

Posted on October 1, 2015 at 5:00 pm

SC Magazine Reports: Appetites for more: Government actions (10.1.2015) Cybersecurity is a technical challenge. But it also usually has a legal and regulatory aspect as well. Obviously, there is the legal framework under which organizations operate and under which cybercrimes are defined and, sometimes, prosecuted. Then, of course there are the complex interactions between government […]

Appliance takeover?: Internet of Things

Posted on at 4:59 pm

em>SC Magazine Reports: Had the recently departed filmmaker Wes Craven lived just a few years longer, the Internet of Things (IoT) might have provided him with the perfect fodder for one of his horror classics. After all, it has all the the potential to be the stuff that nightmares – or an episode of Phineas […]

DHS selection for info-share standards role praised, questioned

Posted on September 4, 2015 at 4:58 pm

Inside Cybersecurity Reports: The Department of Homeland Security is earning praise for its decision to select a university as the standards-setting body for new cyber information-sharing entities, as some stakeholders say the function can best be delivered in a research and academic setting. But other stakeholders from industry groups and the info-sharing community said they […]

DHS nears pivotal decision on standards body for new info-sharing entities

Posted on August 10, 2015 at 4:56 pm

Inside Cybersecurity Reports: President Obama’s push to broaden the sharing of cyber threat data both within the private sector and between government and industry by urging companies and industries to establish new cybersecurity information-sharing hubs will soon reach a pivotal decision point when the Department of Homeland Security awards a key federal grant….SOURCE

DHS Workshop Marks Key Phase of Obama’s Cyber Information Sharing Push

Posted on July 27, 2015 at 4:55 pm

Inside Cybersecurity Reports: The Department of Homeland Security will convene a workshop in Silicon Valley this week to make headway on implementing President Obama’s executive order on improving the exchange of cyber threat data between government and industry, an effort that faces significant obstacles but has captured the interest of key private-sector stakeholders. The July […]

ISA’s Clinton on List Of 100 Most Influential In Corporate Governance

Posted on July 21, 2015 at 4:51 pm

Dark Reading Reports: The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) is proud to announce that it’s President and CEO, Larry Clinton, has been named to the “Corporate 100” which identifies the nation’s 100 most influential people in the field of corporate governance. Joining Clinton on the list are a wide range of luminaries including the 5 current […]

Evolving Threat Landscape Demands Executives Understand Cyber Risk

Posted on July 3, 2015 at 4:49 pm

Today.US Reports: In the wake of a number of recent high-profile, damaging cyberattacks—including the recent breach of the Office of Personnel Management, which compromised the sensitive information of millions of federal employees—executives and board members are gradually becoming aware of today’s cyber threats and the potentially devastating impact these can have on their organizations. However, […]