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The Key Business Asset Your Cybersecurity Program May Be Overlooking: Your Executives

Written by Paul Connelly Companies plan and invest extensively in the protection and continuity of technology, data, and critical business operations – aren’t their key leaders also a critical asset to be protected? The emergence of online “Luigi was right” postings, reported “hit lists” of executives, and hacktivism targeting corporations following the tragic 2024 murder […]

U.S. SECRET SERVICE AND FORMER WHITE HOUSE CISO ADVISE BOARDS ON PERSONAL SECURITY

Webinar 2 Press Release Written by Larry Clinton A recent study of over 10,000 senior corporate executives and officers found that 93% had their passwords and home addresses available on data broker sites. Another study found that 75% of C-Level and higher executives admitted to requesting to bypass security protocols.  “The severity of the personal security issues faced by […]

NACD-ISA RELEASE ADVICE ON CORPORARTE TRANSITION TO QUANTUM

The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in partnership with the with the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) released today their “tool-kit” for board oversight transition to quantum computing.  The release is to coincide with the Trump Administration’s release of Executive Order 14411on June 22..  NACD President Gleason and ISA President Cliton are also sending a letter to each congressional and Senate office suggesting […]

USA’S FIRST CISO SAYS AI TRANSFORMS WHAT BOARDS NEED TO KNOW – ISA’s First Webinar

Greg Touhill, who was the first person to hold the office of Chief Information Security Officer for the United States government, believes, “As AI continues to transform today’s business environment at a breathtaking pace, it is critical that CISOs provide the board with timely and relevant information that enhances the board’s governance and oversight role.” […]

OPENING STATEMENT ISA PRESIDENT LARRY CLINTON WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM CYBERSECURITY DEBATE CYBERSECURITY REGULATION OR MARKET INCENTIVES? GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MAY 4, 2026

The traditional regulatory model for cybersecurity, in use for the last 30 years, obviously has not worked.  As the Executive Director for the Agency for Cybersecurity, Juhan Lepassaar, told POLITICO earlier this year. “The European Union urgently needs to rethink its cyber defenses as it faces an unprecedented volume and pace of attacks … “We are losing this […]

ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: THE ELECTRIC GRID

Chinese Hackers Have Infiltrated Our Grid American cybersecurity faces a significant and immediate challenge. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have embedded themselves in our critical electric utility infrastructure—positioning themselves to potentially disrupt both our economy and our operational national defense capability. In November, Politico quoted the Chief Information Security Officer of a major critical infrastructure company, stating, […]

ISA: When Cyber Rules Can’t Prove They Work, They Become a Security Liability

Deterrence is arithmetic, not theater. In today’s hearing—“Defense through Offense: Examining U.S. Cyber Capabilities to Deter and Disrupt Malign Foreign Activity Targeting the Homeland”—Chairman Andy Ogles put it plainly: the United States must figure out how to change the cost-benefit analysis for our adversaries, because currently the math still works in their favor.1 The Internet […]

ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT:TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PART 2

Our Transportation Infrastructure Is Already Compromised, Endangering National Security The People’s Republic of China has forecast its intent to move against Taiwan as early as 2027. Such a move creates extensive strategic concerns for the United States and could generate the need for a physical show of force. However, if, for example, the U.S. decided […]