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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Larry Clinton President and CEO, Internet Security Alliance (202) 236-0001 lclinton@isalliance.org   (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) has organized, and this month will teach, a cybersecurity course at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking and Wharton School’s Executive Education Program. The […]

ONE RUNS MARATHONS. Another writes young adult sci-fi. Still another embraces efforts to end homelessness, and a fourth splices in college teaching while managing an eight-country digital asset portfolio. All arrived at the C-suite by divergent paths. Yet in frank conversations about the future of the job and trends for the information security field, some […]

As company leaders have become better educated about the evolving nature of cyber threats, preparedness for addressing cyber risks has continued to improve. According to PwC’s The Global State of Information Security Survey 2017, 50% of organizations now share with and receive more actionable information from industry peers. Meanwhile, as corporate boards have become more […]

SC Media Reports: It’s been a topic of discussion for some time: Cyber threats are serious risks to enterprises and it is the responsibility of the boards to provide oversight. The problem, according to a new blog post written by Stacey Barrack, senior director of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), is that most of the team […]

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) recognize that collaboration is key to cyber security resilience. Sharing best practices in intimate, executive roundtable working groups among peers on topics ranging from must have questions and strategies for the board of directors to securing connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) will be featured at the 2017 […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology should focus on developing an “analytical tool” enabling entities to assess cyber threats on a monetized basis, according to the president of the Internet Security Alliance, as NIST continues probing the use of NIST cybersecurity framework metrics. “The next step in the evolution of the NIST CSF shouldn’t […]

The Donald Trump administration, in its proposed fiscal year 2018 budget, outlines steps it contends would strengthen the U.S. federal government’s information systems, even as it would cut some cybersecurity spending at specific agencies. At the heart of the budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 is a proposal to spend $1.5 billion […]

The House of Representatives has passed the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which supporters contend should help improve the security of the federal government’s information networks. The legislation passed May 17 on a voice vote and now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are uncertain. Should the bill become law, major agencies would create IT […]

HMG Strategy Reports: Taking a defensive approach to cybersecurity isn’t working for keeping the bad guys out. The volume and level of sophistication with cyber attacks has continued to rise dramatically. In 2016, one-third of all businesses globally were breached, according to PwC. And while millions of attacks are being launched on a daily basis, […]