Industry Coalition Urges Specific Agenda To NIST On Cyber Security Framework

Posted on February 21, 2016 at 7:43 pm

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

Posted on January 12, 2016 at 5:55 pm

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

Posted on January 7, 2016 at 1:59 pm

  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

Posted on December 7, 2015 at 5:48 pm

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

Posted on June 21, 2015 at 4:42 pm

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

Posted on June 11, 2014 at 5:13 pm

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 […]


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DIGIT INTERVIEWS – Larry Clinton, Cyber Security Expert

Posted on November 28, 2013 at 6:36 pm

In an increasingly digital world, where the Internet is starting to define and control our very existence, threats to the system are wide-ranging and with debilitating effects.


“Cyber Czar” Praises ISA on Health Care Program

Posted on July 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm

In an unusual move, the White House’s cyber security lead, the so called “Cyber Czar,” Howard Schmidt joined the ISA, ANSI, and the Santa Fe Group at the National Press Club  for the launch of the ISA’s most recent publication in its Financial Risk Management Program: “The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information – […]


House GOP Task Force Report On Cybersecurity Adopts ISA Recommend

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In the 112th Congress, a high-level task force convened by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) endorsed the approach laid out by ISA in the Cyber Security Social Contract. When the House GOP Task Force on Cyber Security convened, ISA was the first witness called to provide recommendations.The House Republican Task Force Report on Cyber Security, […]


ISA Hosts White House Event on Cybersecurity And Economy

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On June 6, 2012, the Internet Security Alliance hosted an invitation-only event at the White House on economic issues related to cyber security. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano was the featured speaker, providing opening comments and engaged the invited guests in an open and robust question and answer session. Mark Weatherford, the DHS Deputy Under Secretary […]