A key SINET activity is a yearly showcase where 16 top cybersecurity innovators are selected to present their products and technology to builders, investors, researchers and buyers to include US Federal Agencies and commerical entities at the National Press Club.

The front end of this process is incredibly important. We need help finding new innovative firms with great cybersecurity capabilties.  If you are in a firm like this we need you to apply. If you are not in a firm like this but can help bring attention to this effort please do so by spreading the word.

Additional information from Security-Innovation.org is below:

We are inviting you to apply now for this unique and select opportunity. There are no fees to apply to be selected or to present for this worthwhile endeavor. The deadline to submit applications is Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Midnight

Application Instructions:
Think carefully about how to answer each question concisely in a way that makes your company stand out. You cannot revise the information once it has been submitted, so please prepare your responses in advance. To assist you in your preparation, please click here to see the 25 question application form.

One of the key questions you will be asked is to enter the security sectors your products or technologies address. There is a second document that shows a taxonomy of cyber security technologies. Please click here to see the Taxonomy Definitions. Study it to determine which categories most closely describe the type of technology you are providing. You can cut and paste the appropriate technology descriptors into the application. Read it beforehand and determine how you will answer each question on the application. Example sectors include “Device Reputation”, “Cloud Security”, or “Big Data Security”. Enter the sector names your products address exactly as they appear on the “SINET Exchange Security Taxonomy Definitions”. You need not enter the definition, just the title of the sector. Also note that the various sectors are grouped into 17 major categories. Enter the specific sector name, not the name of its category. This document lists approximately 140 sectors to choose from. However, if your product addresses a sector that is not listed, enter a title for your sector and provide a brief description.

The information collected from your application will be used primarily by the Showcase judges to select the SINET 16. Except for those questions that are marked confidential, much of the information you provide will also be used to create or update your profile on the SINET Exchange, a private social business network for security professionals.

It is very important to avoid merely cutting and pasting from marketing or other material that only partially answers the questions or adds extraneous material. Our experience has shown that those companies who take care to answer the questions accurately and completely will have a much better chance of being selected.

When you are ready to apply, click on this link and fill out the application:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22FJVED22AT/

Additional Showcase Information:

• The guideline for companies to participate is an annual revenue of less than fifteen (15) Million dollars.
• The SINET 16 will have eight minutes to deliver their value proposition
• The SINET 16 will be included in SINET press releases and marketing material before, during and after the Showcase
• In preparation for the SINET Showcase, SINET assembles a steering committee consisting of cybersecurity leaders from industry, government, venture capital, investment banking & academia
• The committee works with Federal Agencies and private industry to identify their most critical needs and requirements
• These needs & requirements are used to help evaluate applicant companies during the vetting process
• On April 18, 2012, SINET announces that the application process is open to early stage and emerging growth companies to present their solutions
• On Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Midnight, the application process closes
• The showcase steering committee will begin their evaluation of the applicants
• Applicants will be notified by mid July if they make the initial vetting process where 50 companies will be selected for Round 2
• By mid September 2012, the final list of applying companies will be notified that they have been selected to present at the SINET Showcase
• The companies selected will receive free coaching and assistance on their presentation in order to maximize their eight minutes on stage. (In order for the companies to present, they must go through complementary and mandatory coaching)
• Representatives from the SINET 16 companies will have an opportunity to meet with interested parties at their booth during the day and evening reception

Last year’s Showcase SINET 16 were:

• U.S. Army Cyber Command operational attorney Robert Clark said that the legal frameworks are not keeping pace with cyber operations and said that claims of “cyber war” do not qualify as war defined by international laws of armed conflicts. More here.
• The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program named 9 third-party assessment organizations to evaluate federal cloud computing vendor security controls for FedRAMP compliance. More here.
• The Department of Homeland Security’s  National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center warned healthcare organizations about the danger of insecure networked medical and mobile devices. More here.
• The Army is looking to fill an urgent need for tactical radios and may turn to General Services Administration contractors for help. More here.

• The U.S. Office of Naval Research is partnering with Chilean scientists to develop a mobile application to provide information helpful in countering pirates, arms traffickers, and illegal fishermen. More here.
• The Army’s 780^th Military Intelligence Brigade. which handles cyber systems security and intelligence, is looking to hire 400 civilian employees. More here.
• In a recent survey of federal IT professionals, 85% said that security was an impediment to implementing cloud computing. More here.
• Retired Gen. James E. Cartwright, who wrote the current Department of Defense cyber policy, said that the U.S. needs a show of force in cyberspace to stop attacks. More here.
• The Department of Defense deputy chief information officer Richard Hale estimates that 8,000 defense contractors are eligible for the cybersecurity sharing initiative but would most likely launch the expanded program with about 1000. More here.
• The Military Health System’s enterprise architecture will be the foundation for the Department of Defense’s and Veteran’s Affairs’ integrated electronic health record (iEHR). More here.

The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative invites you to “Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops,” a discussion with Steven R. Chabinsky, Shawn Henry, and Christopher M. Painter on May 16.

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative for a workshop examining the history of cyber conflict through the lens of early cyber law enforcement, the next in a series of events to build a more cohesive history of cyber statecraft. This discussion will seek to answer the questions: what were the “wake up calls” in the field, how has cyber crime (and law enforcement responses to it) evolved over the years, and what lessons are there for today?

This is the second event in the Atlantic Council’s “Lessons from Our Cyber Past” series. The first event, “The First Cyber Military Units,” was held on March 5, 2012.

A discussion with

Steven R. Chabinsky
Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Cyber, Office of the Director for National Intelligence
Former Senior Counsel, Cyber Division, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Shawn Henry 
President, Crowdstrike
Former Executive Assistant Director, Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch Federal Bureau of Investigation

Christopher M. Painter
Coordinator for Cyber Issues, Department of State
Former U.S. Attorney, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Department of Justice

Moderated by

Jason Healey
Director, Cyber Statecraft Initiative 
Atlantic Council

• Pilots, aircraft manufacturers, and privacy groups ask the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure drones could not be hijacked or jammed and that they would not cause problems for manned aircraft before it allows their widespread domestic use. More here.
• Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Richard Spires said that the DHS will attempt to further integrate its 22 component agencies across their 13 missions. More here.
•  Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel said that telework will play a major role in the upcoming federal digital strategy. More here.
• A federal appeals court upheld the National Security Agency;s decision not to disclose whether it had a relationship with Google concerning encryption and cybersecurity. More here.
• The Marine Corps has awarded a $775 million contract to purchase 400,000 computers from 10 companies. More here.
• Customs and Border Protection is looking for a company to accept and recycle used electronics free of charge under the condition that nothing be resold intact. More here.
• Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, head of Air Force Global Strike Command,said that it is unlikely that the next generation stealth bomber will be unmanned due to cost concerns. More here.