ADVISORY/ Information Technology Industry to Announce New Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center --IT-ISAC-- for Cyber Security.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. (Jan. 16) --BUSINESS WIRE-- In May 1998, President Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63 on critical infrastructure protection Department of Defense (DOD) program to identify and protect assets critical to the Defense Transportation System. Loss of a critical asset would result in failure to support the mission of a combatant commander. . Among other things, PDD-63 instructed selected agencies to form public-private alliances with certain counterpart counterpart n. in the law of contracts, a written paper which is one of several documents which constitute a contract, such as a written offer and a written acceptance. industries and to encourage industry sectors to create Information Sharing See data conferencing. and Analysis Centers (ISACs) to share information about threats to, and vulnerabilities of, that industry sector. At a meeting with President Clinton in February 2000, IT industry executives announced their intention to join others to create an Information Technology industry mechanism to share information on cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. attacks, vulnerabilities and security practices to better respond to cyber-attacks and deliberate intrusions into computer networks. The January 16th announcement will outline the details of the center. Participants from industry serve on the Board of the newly formed "IT-ISAC IT-ISAC Information Technology - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (industry consortium) " and will outline goals, mission and operations of the center.
WHO: The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Commerce
Harris N. Miller, President, Information Technology Association
of America
Richard A. Clarke, National Coordinator for Security,
Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-Terrorism
Gregory L. Rohde, Assistance Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information
Gregory Akers, Vice President, Worldwide Tech Support, Cisco
Systems
Guy Copeland, Vice President, Information Infrastructure
Advisory Programs and Special Assistant to the CEO, CSC
Todd Gordon, VP, IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services,
IBM
Roberto Medrano, General Manager, Internet Security Solutions
Division, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Howard Schmidt, Chief Security Officer, Microsoft Corporation
Mary Ann Davidson, Director, Security Product Manager, Oracle
Corp.
Phillip Lacombe, President, Veridian
Representatives from AT&T, Computer Associates, EDS, Entrust
Technologies, Intel, KPMG Consulting, Nortel Networks, RSA Security,
Securify Inc., Symantec Corporation, Titan Systems Corp., and Verisign
Global Registry Services will also attend.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 16, 2001
11:30am - 12:15pm
WHERE: US Department of Commerce
The Secretary's Conference Room, room 5851
Use main entrance at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue. Photo
ID required.
Credentialed cre·den·tial n. 1. That which entitles one to confidence, credit, or authority. 2. credentials Evidence or testimonials concerning one's right to credit, confidence, or authority: media should pre-register to attend by contacting Tinabeth Burton, VP, Communications, ITAA (Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, VA, www.itaa.org) Formerly the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO). A membership organization founded in 1960 that defines performance standards, improves management methods and monitors government at tburton@itaa.org mailto:tburton@itaa.org, 703/284-5305. A call-in number is available. |
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