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Cyber Security Industry Alliance Endorses Business Roundtable Principles for Securing Cyberspace Principles Designed to Elevate Cyber Security to the C-Level and to Guide Continual Improvement of Corporate IT Security and Advancement of Public Policy WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the only CEO public policy and advocacy group comprised exclusively of security software, hardware and service vendors to address key cyber security issues, today announced its support of the Business Roundtable's policy principles, "Securing Cyberspace: Business Roundtable's Framework for the Future." The principles, which were announced today, incorporate seven recommendations to guide the continual improvement of corporate IT security and the advancement of cyberspace security public policy. The principles elevate the issue of cyber security to the CEO and boardroom level, note the shared responsibility of end-users and suppliers to secure information systems, underscore the importance of the Federal government in fostering collaboration, and call for market solutions over statutory and regulatory mandates. Details on the Roundtable principles are available at http://www.businessroundtable.org/. "The policy principles outlined by the Business Roundtable align with the Cyber Security Industry Alliance's goal to elevate information security issues to the C-level and the boardroom within the business community. We believe the Roundtable has taken a critical step forward to ensure the health of information systems that support both global economy and individual businesses," said Paul Kurtz, executive director of CSIA. "We commend the efforts of the Roundtable in developing these principles, and we will look forward to working closely with them to implement these recommendations." The Business Roundtable principles are consistent with and build upon the work of the National Cyber Security Partnership (NCSP) Corporate Governance Task Force, which was co-chaired by two CSIA CEOs, Bill Conner of Entrust, Inc. and Art Coviello of RSA Security. Specifically, NCSP released a corporate governance management framework in April entitled, "Information Security Governance: A Call to Action," that challenges companies and institutions to integrate effective information security governance programs into their corporate governance processes. The "Call to Action" is available at http://www.cyberpartnership.org/. "CSIA will build upon the exceptional work of the Business Roundtable and National Cyber Security Partnership to implement recommendations and effect real change," commented Kurtz. About the CSIA Launched in February 2004 by a group of cyber security software, hardware and services companies, the CSIA is an advocacy group whose mission is to enhance cyber security through public policy initiatives, public sector partnerships, corporate outreach, academic programs, alignment behind emerging industry technology standards and public education. The CSIA is the only CEO public policy and advocacy group comprised exclusively of security software, hardware and service vendors that is addressing key cyber security issues. Members of the CSIA include BindView Corp. (NASDAQ:BVEW); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP); Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS); Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA); Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU); Internet Security Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSX); NetScreen Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSCN); Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE:NET); PGP Corporation; Qualys, Inc.; RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS); Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR) and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC). To learn more about the CSIA, please visit our Web site at http://www.csialliance.org/ or call +1-202-204-0838. DATASOURCE: Cyber Security Industry Alliance CONTACT: Stacy Simpson of Merritt Group, +1-703-556-6827, , for Cyber Security Industry Alliance Web site: http://www.csialliance.org/ http://www.cyberpartnership.org/ http://www.businessroundtable.org/

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