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Public-Private Partnership in Action : U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance

Public-Private Partnership in Action : U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance . Jacqueline Beauchere Director, Microsoft Corp. Vice Chair, National Cyber Security Alliance Brussels, Belgium 12 June 2012. Agenda. What is NCSA? NCSA’s Strategic Plan NCSA’s Key Initiatives

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Public-Private Partnership in Action : U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance

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  1. Public-Private Partnership in Action: U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance Jacqueline Beauchere Director, Microsoft Corp. Vice Chair, National Cyber Security Alliance Brussels, Belgium 12 June 2012

  2. Agenda • What is NCSA? • NCSA’s Strategic Plan • NCSA’s Key Initiatives • NCSA & Microsoft Resources

  3. What Is NCSA? • U.S. 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit corporation • Established in 2002 • Celebrating 10-year anniversary in 2012

  4. NCSA Leadership • Michael Kaiser • Executive Director, NCSA • Board of Directors, Executive Committee • Christopher Boyer, AT&T, Chair • Jacqueline Beauchere, Microsoft, Vice-Chair • Keith Gordon, Bank of America, Secretary • Brett McDowell, PayPal, Treasurer • Eric Davis, Google, Member-at-Large

  5. NCSA’s Mission To educate – and therefore empower – the digital society to use the Internet safely and securely at home, work, and school, protecting the technology that individuals use, the networks they connect to, and our shared digital assets

  6. NCSA’s Strategic Approach • Foster key partnerships to advance NCSA’s goals • Raise awareness of computing-security and online-safety risks • Employ a “trusted source” model & harmonize messaging across industry, government, and NGOs; leverage places people already go to learn to stay safer online • Create guidance, tools, and resources, and drive consumers to action • Ground guidance in research and data

  7. Focus on three primary audiences Small businesses Education (K-12 & higher-ed) Home-users

  8. NCSA’s Key Initiatives – In Summary • National Cyber Security Awareness Month • Annually in October • STOP.THINK.CONNECT. • Campaign for cyber security public awareness and education • In partnership with Anti-Phishing Working Group • Data Privacy Day • An international awareness effort to encourage the safe-guarding of personal data and empowering consumers to protect their data • National CybersecurityEducation Council • A public-private partnership to formalize education of digital citizens and cybersecurity professionals

  9. National Cyber Security Awareness Month • Occurs every October (since 2003) • In partnership with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) • Begins with a formal kickoff event, typically first day of October • Followed by three themed weeks of events • Business (SMBs) • Law Enforcement • Education (K-12) • Awareness efforts by industry; schools, colleges & universities; small businesses, NGOs, others

  10. STOP.THINK.CONNECT.

  11. STOP.THINK.CONNECT. • Developed by 25 companies & seven U.S. federal agencies • Based on extensive consumer research • Harmonizes safety and security messaging across all platforms; includes tips and advice • Free to adopt (requires a license) • Exposes computer-users to repetition of messaging, thereby increasing adoption

  12. Data Privacy Day • Data Protection Day began in Europe in 2007 • Data Privacy Day extended to U.S. & Canada in January 2008 • Supported by industry • Highlighted by nation-wide events in schools, colleges & universities, among businesses, and NGOs

  13. U.S. National CybersecurityEducation Council • Public-private partnership, charting a path for cybersecurityeducation • Outgrowth of U.S. National Initiative for CybersecurityEducation (NICE) • Focused on formal education, and: • Growing a cyber-aware nation • Creating a pipeline of student talent • Graduating and educating professionals

  14. Audiences Programs/ Initiatives Geographies Home users U.S. National Cybersecurity Education Council Local/State STOP. THINK.CONNECT. Education National U.S. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Business International Data Privacy Day International

  15. NCSA Resources NCSA website: www.staysafeonline.org STC website: www.stopthinkconnect.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/staysafeonline Twitter: twitter.com/StaySafeOnline YouTube: www.youtube.com/staysafeonline1

  16. Microsoft Resources Consumer Website: www.microsoft.com/security Policymaker Website: www.microsoft.com/trustonline Facebook: www.facebook.com/saferonline Twitter: twitter.com/Safer_Online YouTube: www.youtube.com/MSFTOnlineSafety

  17. Thank You

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