Kirk Cerny

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Operating under the auspices of the Cyber Council, the Critical Infrastructure Subcommittee seeks to examine cyber threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure and efforts by government and industry to secure the essential networks that underlie that infrastructure.

The INSA Security Policy Reform Council established the Insider Threat Subcommittee following a series of unauthorized disclosures of highly classified information and the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting. The goal of the Subcommittee’s work is to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of both government agencies and the private sector, as well as to foster more effective and secure partnerships between the public, private, and academic sectors. The Subcommittee has had a direct… Show more

The INSA Security Policy Reform Council established the Insider Threat Subcommittee following a series of unauthorized disclosures of highly classified information and the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting. The goal of the Subcommittee’s work is to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of both government agencies and the private sector, as well as to foster more effective and secure partnerships between the public, private, and academic sectors. The Subcommittee has had a direct impact on U.S. policy and legislation through its work. In late 2015, the Subcommittee worked closely with the Defense Security Service (DSS) and the ODNI’s National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) to refine the definition of insider threat in a way that is relevant to all U.S. government agencies and private companies – not exclusively the national security sector. The Subcommittee’s comprehensive definition, which had widespread support in government and industry, was incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Show less

INSA’s Financial Threats Council works to strengthen public-private cooperation and information sharing regarding the broad range of threats faced by government, the financial services sector, and other industries, which include cyber security, money laundering, terrorist finance, transnational organized crime, corruption, and confidence in U.S. and global financial infrastructure.

Led by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Indiana Office of Technology, Indiana State Police, and the Indiana National Guard, the Council is made up of government (local, state, and federal), private-sector, military, research, and academic stakeholders to collaboratively move Indiana’s cybersecurity to the Next Level.

Served as scholarship mentor and advisor to the Purdue Varsity Glee Club.

Educational Foundation Director