Northrop Grumman CISO Tim McKnight Joins ISA Board

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Tim McKnight has joined the board for the Internet Security Alliance as chairman.

Through his new role at ISA, McKnight said he will drive awareness among industry and government for how good security investments can protect…

Misunderstanding, Ignorance Reasons Businesses Lack Adequate Cybersecurity

Despite growing awareness of how devastating a cyber attack could be, many businesses still have not implemented security measures, which risks putting them in a group of corporations that have already lost a trillion dollars in stolen intellectual property, said panelists at a news conference on the release of a report highlighting financial management of cyber risk.

Held yesterday at the National Press Club, the discussion focused on the release…

Internet Security Alliance Announces Support for Cyber Bill

The latest version of S 773, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s cyber security legislation, is expected to be approved by the Committee on Wednesday. The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) has announced its support for the new version of the bill, which removed the…

Overhaul Cyber Security in US says Report

A report released by the Internet Security Alliance has called for an extensive overhaul of US cyber security efforts. The report suggested that the federal government should provide economic incentives to companies to increase cyber security.

The ISA report also called for the creation of international collaboration centers for cyber security, new VoIP standards and increased educational efforts for private sector leaders. Interestingly, some people in industry actually…

ISA: 80 Percent of Cyber Attacks Preventable

The President of the Internet Security Alliance Larry Clinton brought insight to The New New Internet for improving cybersecurity.

Clinton supports private sector market incentives and believes most cybersecurity problems can be solved with current technology.

TheNewNewInternet: What are your thoughts on having a cyber czar in the near future?

Larry Clinton: The Internet Security Alliance is very supportive of the approach…