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| InfraGard Member Receives Patent |
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 John C. Checco, CISSP, CSSLP, a member of Infragard's NY Metro Chapter, recently received US Patent No 7509686 for his security algorithm in keystroke dynamics. Mr. Checco is owner of Checco Services Inc., an information security consulting firm, as well as founder of bioChec keystroke biometric solutions.
A fully‐functional demonstration of the technology is available at www.bioChec.com and the SDK is freely available for in‐house non‐commercial development.
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| INMA Press Release |
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| jconcannon writes "NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
July 28, 2008
Media Contacts:
Sheri Donahue (703) 772-2294
InfraGard National Members Alliance Announces Dr. Kathleen Kiernan as
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Washington, DC) – (July 28) – A 29-year Federal Law Enforcement official is the new leader of
the InfraGard National Members Alliance. InfraGard was started by the FBI 12 years ago as an
alliance between the FBI and the over 26,000 FBI-vetted members to provide two-way rapid
interface with the Bureau and the leaders and experts of this country’s critical infrastructure. Dr.
Kathleen Kiernan, retired Assistant Director for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), has been named as the Chairman of the InfraGard National Board of Directors.
Dr. Kiernan has been a member of the Board of Directors for the last two years.
“Dr. Kiernan is the ideal leader to shape the future of the InfraGard program and concept, and I
am confident in her ability to enable trusted relationships across the public and private sectors
and build infrastructure protection, one local community at a time,” said Dr. Phyllis Schneck, who
has led the National presence since 2001.
Dr. Kiernan spent a 29-year career in Federal Law Enforcement and is currently the CEO of The
Kiernan Group, Inc. She previously served as the Assistant Director for the Office of Strategic
Intelligence and Information for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Dr. Kiernan is a Council Vice President for ASIS International, a member of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Terrorism subcommittee, an Intelligence Fellow (2001),
and graduate of the FBI’s National Executive Institute, Class 26.
Dr. Kiernan has a Doctorate in Education from Northern Illinois University (with highest honors)
and a Master's of Science degree in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence
College in Washington, D.C. She also holds a Master's of Arts degree in International
Transactions from George Mason University in Virginia. In 2001, Dr. Kiernan was recognized as
an outstanding scholar by Northern Illinois University and as an outstanding alumnus in 2005. Dr.
Kiernan is a faculty member of Johns Hopkins University where she teaches in the Masters
Program on Intelligence Analysis. She is a Senior Fellow for the George Washington University
Homeland Security Policy Institute and is a member of the Army Science Board.
In taking on this role, Dr. Kiernan praised the efforts of both Dr. Schneck and the Board of
Directors for building such a viable and vitally important organization, she commented that “as a
result of this pioneering work, there are subject matter experts representing all 18 elements of the
national critical infrastructure engaged in contributing to a safer America.”
Dr. Schneck said, “Dr. Kiernan brings the optimal combination of experience, intelligence and
personality necessary to engage an entire nation on a focused, local mission.”
In addition to Dr. Kiernan, the following have been added to the Board of Directors.
- Ms. Dyann Bradbury was elected by the 86 InfraGard Members Alliances (IMAs) at the Annual
InfraGard National Congress on June 02 to serve a three-year term on the INMA Board. Ms.
Bradbury is currently Associate Director of Compliance for ecommerce service provider Digital
River.
- Mr. Michael Hershman was appointed by the INMA Board of Directors to a two-year term on the
INMA Board. Mr. Hershman is President and CEO of The Fairfax Group.
- Mr. Bryant Tow was re-elected at the Annual Congress to a second three-year term on the
INMA Board by the 86 IMAs at the Annual Congress. Mr. Tow currently is the Global
Competency Lead – Enterprise Security for Unisys Corp.
In addition to the above Board members, the following officers have been elected to one-year
terms by the INMA Board.
- Mr. Ronald L. Dick will serve as the President of the Corporation for the INMA beginning in
January 2009. Until that time, current President Robert Schmidt will be Acting President. Mr.
Dick retired from the FBI after 25 years in federal law enforcement. Most recently, he served as a
Senior Executive as the Director of the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and FBI
Deputy Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism and Cyber Crimes Divisions. Mr. Dick is
currently a Director for Homeland Security Programs for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC).
- Mr. Joseph Calvanico is the Vice President for Fundraising. Mr. Calvanico is the Director of
Real Estate Valuation and Property Tax for Grant Thornton LLP.
- Mr. Jerry Dixon has been re-elected to serve as the Vice President for Government Relations.
Mr. Dixon is currently the Director of Analysis for Team Cymru focused on supporting customers
and conducting cyber-security research.
- Deputy Superintendent Mr. Bill Casey, Board member, has been elected to be the INMA’s
Parliamentarian. Mr. Casey has been with the Boston Police Department since 1983.
- Ms. Sheri Donahue has been re-elected by the Board of Directors to serve as the Secretary of
the INMA as well as having been contracted as the Managing Director. Ms. Donahue is currently
with Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI), an affiliate of Norwich University,
Northfield, VT.
- Mr. Freeman Mendell, Board member, has been elected to be the Treasurer of the INMA. Mr.
Mendell is the EDP Audit Manager for the Galveston County Auditor’s Office in Galveston County,
TX.
- Mr. Paul Page is the Vice President for Corporate Communications. Mr. Page is with
ABC/ESPN Sports where he does play by play for auto racing and other outdoor sporting events.
- Mr. Robert Pate has been re-elected by the Board of Directors as the Vice President for Special
Projects. Mr. Pate is currently Chief Security Officer with Renesys.
- Ms. Laurie Venditti has been selected as the Vice President Regional Communications. Ms.
Venditti is the Business Development Manager for Autonomy-Virage Security and Surveillance.
Full bios for all INMA Board Members and Officers are available at www.infragardmembers.org.
About InfraGard and the InfraGard National Members Alliance
The InfraGard Program began in 1996 as a collaborative effort between private sector cyber
professionals and the FBI field office in Cleveland Ohio. The FBI later expanded the program to
every field office in the country. In 2003 the private sector members of InfraGard formed the
“InfraGard National Members Alliance” (INMA). The INMA is a non-profit Delaware LLC with
501(c)3 status. The INMA LLC is comprised of 86 separate 501(c)3 InfraGard Members Alliances
(IMAs) that represent over 26,000 FBI-vetted, InfraGard Subject Matter Experts. The INMA has a
dual-focus value proposition. It provides its members with unmatched opportunities to promote
the physical and cyber security of their organizations through access to a trusted, national
network of Subject Matter Experts from the public and private sectors. And, it provides
government stakeholders, across the local, state, and Federal levels, with unmatched access to
the expertise and experience of critical infrastructure owners and operators. For more
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| Fly Flags at Half Staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day |
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Question: On what two days does federal law require American flags to be flown at half staff? Answer: Memorial Day (last Monday in May) and May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day.
At our GovSec streaming video event in Washington, D.C. last month NY Metro InfraGard President Joe Concannon interviewed Craig W. Floyd, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).
In honor of our country's Peace Officers and to provide more information on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial we have provided both the interview and a virtual tour of the memorial on our Meeting and Event Blog.
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| Registered Traveler Program Enrollment |
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The INMA is pleased to announce the roll-out of the Registered Traveler Program (RTP) enrollment for InfraGard members.
Verified Identity Pass, Inc. (Clear), has offered InfraGard members:
1 - their own registration page,
2 - the use of off-airport enrollment stations (in addition to the on-airport stations), and
3 - one month free membership with the annual membership fee.
Please note that all InfraGard members are eligible to register for the RTP immediately regardless of where they live or whether the program is currently offered in their area. To date the INMA is unaware of any other volunteer organization that is offering this to its membership.
There are two phases:
1 - Register on-line at http://www.flyclear.com/infragard
2 - Complete the in-person enrollment at one of the enrollment stations
Though permanent on-airport enrollment stations will be available at the airports where the system is in use, as the temporary off-airport enrollment stations are established, Clear will notify the INMA who will notify the membership in those locales.
Click Read More at the bottom of this box for complete information.
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| Infragard Member - co-Author |
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tbrennan writes "As a active Infragard member and after several months of late night work, I am proud to announce that the release of the 2007 OWASP Security Testing Guide that I co-authored.
This guide is "open-source" to anyone who wants to understand the best practice in web application security as well as demystifying security as this can also be used as a how-to-guide for developers, assessment people, management
Get your FREE COPY now at:
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Image:OWASP_Testing_Guide_v2_pdf.zip
For more information about OWASP see: http://www.owasp.org
Semper Fi,
Tom Brennan
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