ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss National Cybersecurity.

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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2002

TOPIC: The White House panel's strategy for protecting the nation's critical systems from cyberattacks received criticism from computer security experts, according to an article by The Associated Press. The 60-page report known as the "National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace" relies more on voluntary cooperation and education than clear government actions, the article says. Experts say cyberattacks amounted to a loss of $13 billion last year. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Mr. W. Wyatt Starnes brings exceptional vision and more than 27 years of well-honed experience in all phases of management to Tripwire, Inc. With extensive background in security technology and critical security infrastructure issues, Starnes has been requested to counsel the government on numerous occasions including testifying before the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space regarding Senate Bill 2182: the Cyber Security Research and Development Act, and Senate Bill 2037: the Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act, also known as the "NetGuard" initiative. Considered an expert in cyber security by top government officials, Starnes recently counseled special advisor to President George W. Bush on cyber space security, Richard Clarke, about effective security solutions to protect the nation's government agencies and businesses against cyber attacks. Starnes also serves on the Board of Directors for Oregon RAINS, an industry-led initiative working to contribute to U.S. national defense and homeland security. PR: Elisha Joseph, 206-770-7026, [e-mail]

Mr. Steven Hofmeyr is the CTO for Company 51. The focus of his research was immunological approaches to computer security. During his studies, he spent a year at the Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT. He has authored and co-authored many papers published in conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals on computer security, immunology and adaptive computation. He served on the program committee for the ACM's New Security Paradigms Workshop, and is currently on the program committee for the Artificial Immune Systems workshop at the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence. PR: Julie Tangen, 831-420-3511, [e-mail]

Fern Krauss, of GTSI, can discuss government trends since 9/11; homeland security and e-government (myth and reality); information technology trends and hot products; federal procurement - what the government buys and how they buy; e-government and e-procurement; hardware, software and networking trends; storage; knowledge management; security and privacy policy and legislation. 301-424-9140, [e-mail]

Mr. William P. Crowell is President and CEO of Santa Clara, California-based Cylink Corporation, a leading provider of hardware and software security solutions for mission-critical private networks and business communications over the Internet. Prior to becoming CEO in November 1998, Crowell was Cylink's Vice President for Product Strategy. Crowell came to Cylink from the National Security Agency, where he held a series of senior positions, including Deputy Director of Operations and Deputy Director of the Agency. In March 2002, he was appointed to the Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, and the Silicon Valley Blue Ribbon Task Force on Aviation Security and Technology, which identifies and evaluates technology-driven solutions to improve the security and efficiency of national and local aviation. In December 2001, Crowell was appointed by the National Research Council to serve on the Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism: Panel on Information Technology. This panel evaluates the terrorist threat to the US Information Technology Infrastructure and makes recommendations for dealing with this emerging problem and its potential consequences. 415-397-2686, [e-mail]

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