NCSA In The News

SC Magazine, April 14, 2021
Developing a new identity management program can be a years-long transformation, so it’s best to get off on the right foot. On Tuesday, the first-ever “Identity Management Day,” experts identified key early steps to kick-start fledgling IAM initiatives in the right direction, including: defining the parameters of your program, establishing a governance model, communicating with stakeholders, and finding champions to support your efforts.

The Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2021
Good day. The Biden administration announced its picks for top cybersecurity posts Monday, including the long-awaited nomination for a Senate-confirmed national cybersecurity director role, The Wall Street Journal reports.

DarkReading, April 12, 2021
President Biden has nominated Jen Easterly as the new director of CISA and is expected to nominate Chris Inglis as the first national cyber director.

Accounting Today, April 9, 2021
Security experts are seeing a rise this tax season in phishing schemes and malware tied to hot-button subjects like tax refunds, stimulus payments and COVID-19 vaccines.

HIMSS TV / Healthcare IT News, March 25, 2021
In the debut episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, describes the current threat landscape – and offers tips for safeguarding a target-rich environment during the pandemic.

Security Magazine, March 18, 2021
The education space has become a major target for cybercriminals. In fact, CISA and the FBI recently issued a joint statement warning K-12 schools of worsening dangers in 2021 after a recent 57% spike ransomware attacks in the sector. So, how can teachers and students stay safe? Here, we speak with Kelvin Coleman, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) about how educators and K-12 cybersecurity leaders can better protect students’ privacy during distance learning sessions.

Government Info Security , March 16, 2021
As the Biden administration makes final preparations over the next several weeks to respond to the attacks that targeted SolarWinds last year, the White House finds itself confronted by a second major cyberthreat: the hacking of Microsoft Exchange servers throughout the U.S.

Above the Law, March 12, 2021
As the world lives life online more than ever because of the COVID-19 pandemic, data privacy becomes an ever-more-serious concern.
Above the Law recently connected with Kelvin Coleman, the executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, to gain his insight into the many issues surrounding data security and privacy.

Cyberwire Daily Podcast, March 10, 2021
Patch Tuesday was a big one this month. Microsoft Exchange Server remains under active attack in the wild, with new threat actors hopping on the opportunity. Russia denies it had anything to do with the SolarWinds incident and says the kinds of US response that the word on the street tells them are under consideration would be nothing more than international crime. Hacktivists strike a blow against cameras and stuff. Joe Carrigan has thoughts on Google’s plans for third party cookies. Our guest is Kelvin Coleman from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) on how educators can better protect students’ privacy during distance learning sessions. And police in the low countries sweep up more than a hundred cybercrooks.

HealthLeaders, March 9, 2021
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has been on the front lines of the cyber-assault on businesses, especially healthcare, by criminals since well before the pandemic struck.
NCSA executive director Kelvin Coleman recently spoke with HealthLeaders about the continuing threat posed by criminals who see healthcare continuing to be one of the biggest, most lucrative targets for their ever-increasing cyber-intrusion capabilities.