I had the opportunity to be part of a very interesting meeting recently in Los Angeles. Held at the offices, of Myspace (part of the News Corp's Fox Interactive Media Group), a group of 25+ companies gathered to discuss the need for unified messaging for cyber security education.
The companies in attendance included Myspace, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, RSA, Costco, Wal-Mart, Intuit, Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, AVG and my company ESET. Background and educational lectures where provided by experts from Carnegie Mellon and Palo Alto Research Center.
The mission of this group was to develop an action to develop unified messaging as part of a a national umbrella awareness campaign similar to the 1970s "Give a hoot, don't pollute" http://preview.tinyurl.com/dlt9ku anti-pollution campaign and the Smokey the Bear "Only you!" http://www.smokeybear.com/ a campaign which is now 65 years old.
On May 29th, 2009, President Obama's in his "Remarks by the President on Securing our Nation's Infrastructure" http://preview.tinyurl.com/n9jobu called for a public/private partnership to develop a national campaign. I think our group is working to rise to the occassion.
The next step's for our working group is meet in August in Washington D.C. to meet with government leaders from the Department of Homeland Security and a number of other stakeholders such as the US Chamber of Commerce to enroll their support for the initiative.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
12th Annual 2009 NYS Cyber Security Conference
I particpated in excellent panel discussion on June 3-4 in Albany, New York at 12th Annual Cyber Security Conference. The event brought together top experts in cyber security (see presenter bios) http://www.cscic.state.ny.us/security/conferences/security/2009/call.cfm
The 2009 Conference was co-sponsored by the NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC) and the University at Albany's School of Business and College of Computing and Information. CSCIC's has been leading and coordinating New York State's cyber security efforts and the University's academic excellence in information assurance combine made it a must-attend event.
The event has become New York State's premier cyber security conference, and attendance has increased five-fold since it began.
I participated with Securing The Perimeter: A Public-Private Sector Discussion on Cyber Security with a number of other panelists including:
Perry Blanchard , Albany CountyThomas Duffy , Deputy Director, NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure CoordinationMatthew Eggers , Manager, National Security and Emergency Preparedness Department, U.S. Chamber of CommerceCarlos Kizzee, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection and Awareness, National Cyber Security Division, U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityAlan MacQuoid , Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
The panel discussion focused on the fact that business leaders must not overlook the importance of cyber security as a national concern and policy issue. Last year, federal prosecutors cracked one of the largest cyber crime operations ever committed. They charged nearly a dozen people from five different countries with identity theft and credit card fraud. Also, U.S. members of Congress reported that hackers gained access to Congressional office computers over a period of several months. Both incidents, and several others more recently, indicate a need for greater urgency to protect U.S. communications and information systems.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have been visiting several cities in recent months to increase businesses' awareness of, and investments in, cyber security from an enterprise risk management perspective. The Chamber-DHS partnership allows leading experts from federal, state and local government, and industry to bring cyber security practices to the wider business community.
Through its network of state and regional partners, Chamber is coordinating grassroots outreach to business owners and operators and incorporating participation from government stakeholders. In short, the partnership aims to increase greater awareness of the potential consequences from a cyber attack, and to underscore the importance of integrating cyber security into enterprise risk management, emergency management, and business continuity planning, preparedness, and training initiatives.
The 2009 Conference was co-sponsored by the NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC) and the University at Albany's School of Business and College of Computing and Information. CSCIC's has been leading and coordinating New York State's cyber security efforts and the University's academic excellence in information assurance combine made it a must-attend event.
The event has become New York State's premier cyber security conference, and attendance has increased five-fold since it began.
I participated with Securing The Perimeter: A Public-Private Sector Discussion on Cyber Security with a number of other panelists including:
Perry Blanchard , Albany CountyThomas Duffy , Deputy Director, NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure CoordinationMatthew Eggers , Manager, National Security and Emergency Preparedness Department, U.S. Chamber of CommerceCarlos Kizzee, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection and Awareness, National Cyber Security Division, U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityAlan MacQuoid , Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
The panel discussion focused on the fact that business leaders must not overlook the importance of cyber security as a national concern and policy issue. Last year, federal prosecutors cracked one of the largest cyber crime operations ever committed. They charged nearly a dozen people from five different countries with identity theft and credit card fraud. Also, U.S. members of Congress reported that hackers gained access to Congressional office computers over a period of several months. Both incidents, and several others more recently, indicate a need for greater urgency to protect U.S. communications and information systems.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have been visiting several cities in recent months to increase businesses' awareness of, and investments in, cyber security from an enterprise risk management perspective. The Chamber-DHS partnership allows leading experts from federal, state and local government, and industry to bring cyber security practices to the wider business community.
Through its network of state and regional partners, Chamber is coordinating grassroots outreach to business owners and operators and incorporating participation from government stakeholders. In short, the partnership aims to increase greater awareness of the potential consequences from a cyber attack, and to underscore the importance of integrating cyber security into enterprise risk management, emergency management, and business continuity planning, preparedness, and training initiatives.
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