[May 23, 2016]

ISAO SO Hosts Third Public Forum on ISAO Standards

The Information Sharing and Analysis Organization Standards Organization (ISAO SO) hosted its third open forum on Thursday, May 19 in Anaheim, California. The forum, open to the general public, attracted over 100 attendees from multiple industry sectors, government, and academia. The public forum was designed as an opportunity for feedback regarding the first draft product releases.

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The ISAO SO was selected to facilitate the implementation of Presidential Executive Order 13691 in October 2015. The ISAO SO is developing cybersecurity sharing standards, guidelines, and best practices using an open and transparent consensus standards development process. Today's meeting was a continuation of the organization's public engagement in the creation of ISAO standards.

"The ISAO SO team is excited and encouraged by the amount of participation and involvement in our third public forum. The robust participation included experts from various industries and sectors all contributing to our mission and end goal. Public feedback has been and continues to be integral to the development of these ground-breaking efforts," stated Dr. Gregory B. White, Executive Director, ISAO SO.

Previous meetings have included forums at LMI headquarters in Tysons, Virginia and The University of Texas at San Antonio. Earlier meetings focused on gathering initial public input on topic matters to be addressed by the ISAO SO and the organization of Standards Woring Groups and qualifications for leaders. In this third public forum, the concentration has now shifted to focus on the draft publications posted for public comment on the ISAO SO public website (www.ISAO.org) on May 3, 2016.

"These meetings are vital to help create a more secure Nation. Input, comments, and debate by the public are critical to ensuring the ISAO SO publications reflect best practices for effective and efficient information sharing and analysis. We're grateful for the helpful public feedback we've received from various experts to inform the final documents the ISAO SO plans to publish this fall," explained Richard Lipsey, Deputy Director, ISAO SO.

Guest speakers included Matthew Shabat, Director of Performance Management at DHS' Office of Cybersecurity and Communications who discussed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act updates; Jeff Goldthorp, Associate Bureau Chief for the FCC's (News - Alert) Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability provided an overview of Regulator Forum Perspectives; and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Peter Fonash, from DHS' Office of Cybersecurity and Communications led a discussion regarding the importance of Automation and Sharing.

Slides and audio recordings from today's meeting in Anaheim will be posted on the organization's public website. Plans are in place for a fourth public forum on August 31-September 1 returning to Tysons, Virginia. Please visit https://www.ISAO.org to provide public comment on the draft documents, receive additional information on how to participate in working groups and receive future news and announcements.

About the ISAO SO

The ISAO Standards Organization is a non-governmental organization established October 1, 2015, led by Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) with support from LMI and R- CISC. The ISAO SO's mission is to improve the Nation's cybersecurity posture by identifying standards and guidelines for robust and effective information sharing and analysis related to cybersecurity risks/incidents and cybersecurity best practices. The ISAO Standards Organization works with existing information sharing organizations, owners and operators of critical infrastructure, relevant agencies, and other public and private sector stakeholders through a consensus standards development process to identify a common set of voluntary standards for the creation and functioning of ISAOs.

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