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The federal government lacks the expertise to mandate effective cybersecurity requirements for industry, according to Internet Security Alliance leader Larry Clinton, who says failures to secure the government’s own systems reveal the need for a major readjustment in thinking about cyber policy. “[W]e can add government to the list of sectors that are highly regulated […]

Internet Security Alliance president Larry Clinton hopes to ensure cybersecurity funding is included in the COVID-19 relief measure about to begin moving in Congress, saying economic recovery from the pandemic is impossible “unless the core systems of the economy — which in the 21st century are cyber — also recover.” “Just as to recover physically […]

Major trade groups representing the technology and other sectors are urging lawmakers to preserve $9 billion in proposed funding for IT modernization in the COVID-19 package now beginning to work its way through Congress. “We write in support of President Biden’s call for robust funding to modernize and secure federal information technology (IT) and networks […]

Cyber regulation has generally created a “backward-looking” compliance approach to cybersecurity that is antithetical to actually improving security, according to the Internet Security Alliance’s Larry Clinton, who says effective risk-management alternatives are available. “To begin with, traditional compliance is essentially a backward-looking pass-fail issue,” Clinton wrote in a Thursday blog post. “Cybersecurity, on the other hand, […]

Sean Atkins is a PhD candidate in security studies and international relations. His research focuses on national defense in cyberspace and cyber statecraft. He is also an active-duty US Air Force officer whose service ranges from national cyber policy development to multiple counterinsurgency operations deployments. FALL 20/WINTER 21 : précis Student Feature : Sean Atkins The recent […]

The federal government lacks the expertise to mandate effective cybersecurity requirements for industry, according to Internet Security Alliance leader Larry Clinton, who says failures to secure the government’s own systems reveal the need for a major readjustment in thinking about cyber policy. “[W]e can add government to the list of sectors that are highly regulated […]

• The COVID-19 pandemic has opened more opportunities for cyberattacks. • Not enough board members understand the threat to their business. • The World Economic Forum, PwC, NACD and ISA are partnering to define key principles of good cybersecurity governance . In 2020, malevolent actors took advantage of the pandemic. The rush to digital-first arrangements […]

House and Senate cybersecurity leaders already are planning to examine the cause and effects of the SolarWinds hack, and touting new cyber tools supplied by the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, while some cybersecurity professionals caution that these are preliminary steps on a long road toward effective risk management. New Senate Homeland Security Chairman […]

President-elect Biden should demonstrate his commitment to improving cybersecurity in the aftermath of SolarWinds by moving to close a “cyber investment gap” in which both U.S. industry and foreign adversaries are vastly outspending the United States government in key areas, according to Larry Clinton, head of the Internet Security Alliance. “With due respect, we might […]

The Internet Security Alliance wants to spark a dialogue in the cybersecurity community “around the idea that we need to re-examine the problem and do a lot more” to meet challenges in cyberspace that are gradually eroding the United States’ position as the world’s foremost economic, technological and military power. “We need to engage the […]