Computer Associates International`s (CA) chief security strategist, Ron Moritz, has been appointed co-chair of the Security Across the Software Development Life Cycle Task Force, which will convene at the National Cyber Security Summit, a public-private initiative sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and leading technology industry associations.
Moritz joins leaders from the public and private sectors to make recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on the implementation of the president`s National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace in the first national forum of its kind since the president`s strategy was released in February 2003.
The Security Across the Software Development Life Cycle Task Force will consider the use of collaborative standards, tools and measures to reduce software vulnerabilities; new tools and methods for rapid software patch deployment; and best practices for adoption across the entire critical infrastructure.
Scott Charney, chief security strategist for Microsoft, and Catherine Allen, CEO of the Banking Industry Technology Secretariat (BITS), will join Moritz as task force co-chairs.
An 18-year industry veteran and established expert in Internet security, Moritz has a long history of working with the government to drive tangible solutions to meet cyber security challenges. He served as a member of the US delegation to the G8 meetings on international cyber crime and cyber terrorism. He also was a founding board member of the Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Centre, an initiative mandated in early 2000 by President Bill Clinton.
National Cyber Security Summit
When: Tuesday, 2 December 2003 to Wednesday, 3 December 2003
Where: Santa Clara, California
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