Indiana University and Internet2 announce new cybersecurity initiative to address public sector cyber threats

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

The following announcement was made during this week's Internet2 Annual
Meeting.

Indiana University and Internet2 announce new $2 million cybersecurity
initiative to address public sector cyber threats

http://www.internet2.edu/news/pr/2013.04.24.iu-internet2-cybersecurity-init
iative.html 

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­ April 24, 2013 ­ Indiana University Vice President and
CIO Brad Wheeler and Internet2 President and CEO David Lambert today
announced a $2 million initiative to stimulate collaboration in
cybersecurity efforts by higher education institutions and to provide
thought leadership on strategic cybersecurity issues nationally and
globally.

Speaking at the Internet2 Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, Lambert
and Wheeler invited the presidents and CIOs of other colleges and
universities to join as investors and sponsors of this initiative. They
noted that the higher education sector is unique in having significant
cyber activities in research, education, and operations. This initiative
is intended to stimulate more collaboration among these activities to
enable the higher education sector to make further contributions to the
national efforts. This new collaboration will immediately launch a
national search for an executive director with significant operational
experience in cybersecurity in the higher education community.

President Barack Obama highlighted the urgency of the cybersecurity
challenge in his 2013 State of the Union address. On the same day, he
issued a long-awaited executive order calling for the enhanced sharing of
cyber threat information and for the creation and implementation of a
Cybersecurity Framework.


Thank you,
Valerie
 
Valerie Vogel Program Manager

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