[Infowarrior] - WH Announces New Cybersecurity Advisory Council

[Richard Forno]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog_post/vice_president_biden_announces_cybersecurity_panel_1/

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Vice President
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For Immediate  
Release                                                         April  
1, 2009

White House Announces New Cybersecurity Advisory Council

Washington, DC -  Vice President Joe Biden announced today that  
President Obama has established a Presidential Advisory Council to  
help address national cybersecurity concerns.

"Cybersecurity remains a top priority of this Administration, and as  
we've witnessed in this week's Conficker virus and during the  
cyberattacks in Estonia last year, every nation remains at risk to  
malicious cybersecurity events.  These attacks can cause personal and  
civil distress, financial loss, threats to our national security, and  
an inability for the American economy to remain competitive in the  
global marketplace. That is why the President and I value expert  
advice in helping this Administration ensure America's future," Vice  
President Biden said.

In prepared remarks, President Obama said that "Traditionally, advice  
on cybersecurity issues is offered exclusively by senior executives  
within the cybersecurity industry. That process is helpful by itself -  
but now, by including the advice of those who work at the very heart  
of these issues, we can develop much more appropriate and effective  
practices to secure our national cyber systems and minimize the effect  
of such attacks should they occur."

Reporting to the Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity  
Policy, the Presidential Council on Improving Cybersecurity  
Effectiveness (PC-ICE) will be the first Presidential advisory council  
that approaches cybersecurity concerns from a community-oriented  
perspective.  This new advisory organ will join other Presidential  
advisory groups in developing cybersecurity policy recommendations for  
the Administration.

"The PC-ICE is a novel approach to policy advice in that it offers us  
a perspective of cybersecurity issues and concerns much different than  
existing advisory mechanisms," said Melissa Hathaway, Director of the  
White House Office of Cybersecurity Policy.  "The creation of this  
council reflects the Administration's deep committment to soliciting  
expert advice from across the policy spectrum from those most  
knowledgeable about the issues being considered.  The timing of the  
Conficker attack today and the ten-year anniversary of the Melissa  
virus last week only underscores the need for more effective and  
immediate solutions to better protect America's interests in  
cyberspace."

PC-ICE members are appointed for a renewable three year term of office  
and selected based on their careers as cybersecurity thought leaders  
and subject-matter experts. The initial members of the PC-ICE include:

Mr. Richard F. Forno - Independent consultant and former Chief  
Security Officer, InterNIC  (Chairman)
Mr. Brian A. Martin - Founder, Trusted Security Foundation (TSF)
Ms. Sioda al-Cailleach - Principal, TechBank Holdings and ISC2  
Advisory Board Member
Mr.  Ajay Efinreznor - Director, Community Internet Security and  
Safety Program
Mr. Kelly Todd -   Independent Internet security researcher, financial  
services sector
Mr. Jason M. Dyson - Independent Internet security researcher,  
government services sector
Mr. Joshua K. Fritsch - Technical Director, UnixGeeks.Org

The first cybersecurity policy item to be evaluated by the PC-ICE is  
the national response to "mass casualty" events in cyberspace such as  
the Conficker virus.  A series of  live and webcast Town Hall meetings  
with local cybersecurty experts will be announced later this month.

Contact:  April Fueul  (202) 456-1414  or   april.fueul at eop.whitehouse.gov 
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