The Next Administration Needs To Pick Up The Pace

By: Larry Clinton, CEO/President THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO PICK UP THE PACE – A LOT – ON CYBERSECURITY The Pentagon’s 2015 annual report says that most DoD systems are subject to low to mid-level cyberattacks and our defense systems are basically subject to compromise whenever an adversary chooses to do so. If the world’s […]

Government Needs To Get Its Own Act Together With Respect To Cybersecurity

By: Larry Clinton, CEO/President Last week, I commented that given we have spent much of the last decade developing a consensus on an overall approach to cybersecurity as articulated in both the House GOP Task Force on Cybersecurity and President Obama’s Executive Order 13636, the one thing we don’t need from the newly appointed President’s […]

ISA Receives National Award For Cyber Security Leaders

PRESS RELEASE March 3, 2016  –    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Washington, DC                              ISA RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR CYBER SECURITY LEADERSHIP SAN FRANCISCO,  CA – March 1, 2016 –  The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) received the prestigious “Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Leadership in Cyber Security” from the SC Magazine at their annual awards dinner held in […]

Leading Figures in Cybersecurity and Privacy Advocate for an End to the War Between Privacy and Security

PR Newswire Reports: The ‘Digital Equilibrium Project’ works to bring differing views together in pursuit of a digital constitution to support a safer world for individuals, organizations and nations.  Cybersecurity, government and privacy experts are banding together as part of The ‘Digital Equilibrium Project’ to foster a new, productive dialogue on balancing security and privacy […]

Industry Coalition Urges Specific Agenda To NIST On Cyber Security Framework

PRESS RELEASE February 21st, 2016 –   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC INDUSTRY COALITION URGES SPECIFIC AGENDA TO NIST ON CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK A broad coalition of trade associations today filed a joint response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Request for Information (RFI) on cyber security. The letter commends NIST on its […]

Cybersecurity underfunded, industry tells congress

GCN Reports:  Agency IT managers who believe they do not have the resources to adequately fight cybersecurity threats got some backing from industry experts who voiced the same concerns to Congress.  At a Jan. 8 hearing held by two subcommittees of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Larry Clinton, president and CEO of the […]

ISA Tells Congress What Government Should Learn About Cyber Security

  PRESS RELEASE January 7, 2016 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC CONTACT: LARRY CLINTON 202-236-0001 or lclinton@isalliance.org)  ISA TELLS CONGRESS WHAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD LEARN ABOUT CYBER SECURITY In testimony to be delivered Friday, Internet Security Alliance President Larry Clinton will provide the Congress with a “top-ten” list of things the federal government can learn from […]

Industry wary of power grab by feds on cybersecurity

Washington Examiner Reports: The National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a new initiative designed to energize industry-led efforts on cybersecurity amid concerns that federal and state regulators are increasingly eager to put their stamp on the issue. NIST, the highly esteemed agency headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is releasing a “request for information” about […]

Concerns over cyber security reach corporate boardrooms of Michigan manufacturers

MiBiz Reports: Manufacturing executives in West Michigan and nationwide worry that their computer networks could fall victim to security breaches similar to those that have plagued the retail sector in recent months. As industry extends its global reach and has come to rely more on digital data, cyber criminals have likewise become more innovative, adopting […]

ISA Hosts Conference on Cyber Security at White House Featuring DHS Secretary

The Internet Security Alliance hosted an invitation-only event at the White House on economic issues related to cyber security featuring DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. The session allowed guests to engage with the DHS secretary in a robust question and answer session in a more intimate setting. The DHS Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity for the […]