The new Cyber Security Industry Alliance could benefit from greater cross-industry cooperation, says Giga Group security analyst Michael Rasmussen. "Otherwise this could be one more voice in the wilderness."
Seeking strength in numbers, leading security companies have joined forces to create the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), whose stated mission is to push for policy initiatives, public-sector partnerships, educational programs and industry technology standards.
Executive director Paul Kurtz, former Homeland Security Council member and senior director for National Security of the Office of Cyberspace Security, told NewsFactor that the primary objective is to bring I.T. security experts together so that they can speak with one voice.
