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Executive Director Paul Kurtz Outlines Critical Information ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the only public policy and advocacy group dedicated exclusively to cyber security, today announced that CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz testified today before a House Armed Services Committee panel to outline critical issues facing the Department of Defense (DoD) in the areas of information assurance and information superiority. In front of the Committee's Asymmetric and Unconventional Threats Panel, Kurtz outlined four areas of information assurance that CSIA believes are most pressing for DoD: * DoD's ability to secure warfighting and defense capabilities and operations that depend on privately-owned and operated information infrastructure and hardware and software produced. * The need to build and support an information infrastructure that is resilient and can operate under duress or attack. * DoD's role to defend and respond to a cyber incident of "national significance" that does not involve assets critical to its operations or under its immediate control. * The absence of a national policy to assure the security of critical U.S. information technology and telecommunications infrastructures. "The Department of Defense has a significant, yet still undefined, role to play in ensuring the reliability and resiliency of our nation's information systems given its own dependence on an information infrastructure that is owned and operated by the private sector and its evolving role in matters of homeland security," said Paul Kurtz, executive director of CSIA. "I thank the House Armed Services Committee for its attention to information assurance and security and the opportunity to share CSIA's perspective on the areas that require attention from DoD. CSIA looks forward to continued work with Congress, DoD and other key stakeholders to improve the security of our nation's information systems." To request a copy of the complete testimony, please contact Stacy Simpson at 703-390-1528 or . About the Cyber Security Industry Alliance CSIA is the only advocacy group dedicated exclusively to enhancing global cyber security through public policy, education, awareness and technology. The organization is led by CEOs from the world's top security providers, who offer the technical expertise, depth and focus to encourage a better understanding of cyber security issues. It is the belief of the CSIA that a comprehensive approach to ensuring the security, integrity and availability of global information systems is fundamental to national and economic stability. To learn more about the CSIA, please visit our Web site at http://www.csialliance.org/ or call +1-703-894-2742. Members of the CSIA include BindView Corp. (NASDAQ:BVEW); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP); Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS); Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS); Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA); Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU); Internet Security Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSX); iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS); Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR); McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE); PGP Corporation; Qualys, Inc.; RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS); Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR); Surety, Inc.; Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC); TechGuard Security, LLC and Vontu, Inc. DATASOURCE: Cyber Security Industry Alliance CONTACT: Stacy Simpson, Merritt Group, +1-703-390-1528, or , for Cyber Security Industry Alliance Web site: http://www.csialliance.org/

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