DIGIT INTERVIEWS – Larry Clinton, Cyber Security Expert
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
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
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
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 […]
Cybersecurity Bill Passes, Obama Threatens Veto
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which has been revised several times over the past week, allows the government and private companies to share information with one another with the aim of warding off cyber threats.
Cybersecurity Bill Passes, Obama Threatens Veto
By David Goldman (CNN) NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The House of Representatives, as expected, approved a controversial cybersecurity bill late Thursday, staring down a veto threat. But the fight to protect the United States from a cataclysmic cyber attack is far from over. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which has been revised several times over the past week, […]
Cybersecurity Bill Faces Uncertain Future In Fight Over Regulation
By Gerry Smith (Huffington Post) WASHINGTON — It is a scenario that many officials in Washington say keeps them awake at night: a cyberattack against critical infrastructure. Many lawmakers believe the nation’s vital computer networks are vulnerable to such an event, which they say could lead to the collapse of the banking system, sustained blackouts or […]
Tax Breaks Considered To Improve Cybersecurity on Vital Networks
By Chris Strohm (Bloomberg) To view the original article please click here. Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Tax breaks and liability protection may spur banking, energy and telecommunication companies to improve cybersecurity on their computer networks, the chairman of a House technology panel said. Representative Greg Walden, an Oregon Republican, said today he will consider taking up […]
Feds Should Provide Industry With Cybersecurity Data And Incentives, Experts Testify
(Info Security) The US communications industry needs better information sharing, tax breaks, and liability protection from the federal government to improve cybersecurity, experts told a House panel on Wednesday. Entrust president and CEO Bill Conner highlighted the importance of public-private partnerships to share intelligence and inform the public. “The federal government needs to work more closely with […]
Experts Disagree On Focus Of Cybersecurity Legislation
By Molly Bernhart Walker (FierceIT) Cybersecurity legislation is needed, agreed the panelists speaking Feb. 8 before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on communications and technology–but what that legislation should look like was a far more divisive issue. While the telecommunications industry is doing a good job of securing its infrastructure, other sectors need regulations […]
