ISA and German Government to Collaborate on Cyber Handbook for German Boards of Directors

Posted on November 3, 2017 at 10:33 am

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the German government entity charged with cyber policy, will collaborate on developing a German version of the Cyber-Risk Oversight Handbook for Corporate Directors, based on the model ISA developed with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in 2014 […]


ISA’s Clinton Suggests Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Out-Dated

Posted on October 24, 2017 at 2:02 pm

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – In a speech at the National Press Club tomorrow, Internet Security Alliance (ISA) President Larry Clinton will suggest that we have achieved the goals of cybersecurity awareness month and now need to focus on a broader understanding of the problem. Clinton will suggest that the over-emphasis on simple awareness has led to […]


German & US Associations Join Forces to Strengthen International Cybersecurity

Posted on October 20, 2017 at 12:05 pm

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Germany’s largest networking platform in the field of cyber-security, the Cyber-Security Council of Germany (CSCG), and one of the most influential U.S. groups, the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), are joining forces to create new initiatives focused on strengthening international cybersecurity.   The initiatives will be kicked off with a joint event at […]


ISA to Lead Joint DHS – IT Sector Cybersecurity Policy Initiative

Posted on October 3, 2017 at 10:44 am

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Internet Security Alliance (ISA) President Larry Clinton has been named to lead a joint cybersecurity policy effort between DHS and the IT Sector Coordinating Council. The announcement was made at DHS during the annual joint meeting of the Government Coordinating Council with the IT Sector Coordinating Council Friday, September 29, 2017. A […]


ISA AND CYBER-SECURITY COUNCIL OF GERMANY TO WORK TOGETHER

Posted on July 10, 2017 at 10:30 am

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) announced today that they and the Cyber-Security Council of Germany will kick-off a series of collaborative activities designed to strengthen international cybersecurity with a joint event at the National Press Club on October 25, 2017. “It is critical that the two largest western democratic countries work together […]


ISA TO BRIEF COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ON CYBERSECURITY

Posted on June 28, 2017 at 4:49 pm

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Internet Security Alliance President Larry Clinton will be the featured speaker at the meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations Roundtable on Digital Policy at noon, June 29th.  Mr. Clinton will speak on “US Government Efforts to Improve Cyber Security” “The latest massive cyber-attacks only highlight the need for industry and government […]


CYBER SUMMIT FOR CORPORATE DIRECTORS FEATURES DIVERSE SPEAKERS

Posted on May 26, 2017 at 4:18 pm

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The second annual cybersecurity summit specifically targeted to individuals who sit on corporate boards will be hosted by The National Association of Corporate Directors, and the Internet Security Alliance, June 20 & 21 at the JW Marriott in Chicago. The conference will build on the Cyber Risk Handbook for Corporate Boards NACD […]


ISA APPLAUDS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NEW CYBERSECURITY EXECUTIVE ORDER

Posted on May 11, 2017 at 4:06 pm

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) supports President Trump’s new executive order on cybersecurity. The President’s order places responsibility for cybersecurity on agency heads, who are now directed to use a risk management model for cybersecurity programs. ISA supports this critical paradigm shift and is a long-standing proponent of using risk assessments to […]


Internet Security Alliance (ISA), Fair Institute File Joint Comments on National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Framework

Posted on April 10, 2017 at 8:00 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance and the FAIR Institute called on the National Institute of Standards and Practices (NIST) to convene a process similar to that which resulted in the creation of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), but this time focusing on implementation of the CSF. According to the joint filing, a useful […]


CYBER REGULATION FACT SHEET SHOWS GOVERNMENT MANDATES ARE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE

Posted on March 20, 2017 at 3:38 pm

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Internet Security Alliance today released a “Cyber Regulation Fact Sheet,” demonstrating multiple examples of how the tremendous growth in cybersecurity rules and regulations is diverting scarce security resources and actually undermining our nation’s cyber defenses. “One of the unintended consequences for organizations, like ISA who has been raising awareness of the […]