Committee Chair: Ellen Richey, Global Head of Enterprise Risk, Visa, Inc.
Subject Matter Expert: Robert Rodriguez, Chairman of the Security Innovation Network (SINET)
Staff Lead: Del Christensen, 415-946-8738

The Bay Area Council’s Cyber Committee was created to generate a consensus around policies needed to address the ever increasing risk and cost of cyber attacks.  The Committee, consisting mainly of CIO-level individuals from our member companies, establishes policy priorities which we take to Washington and Sacramento. 

The Cost of Cyber Attacks:

The Bay Area Council recognizes the very real and very expensive threat cyber attacks pose to our economy. 

• Compliance: Redundant government policies and regulations are costing business millions in compliance and fines, with no guarantee of protection.  Varying state standards require significant resources to monitor.
• Cyber Attacks:  In a speech, Obama said that Cyber attacks have costs Americans $8 billion in the last two years.
• Lack of Confidence: Cyber crime causes a lack of confidence in doing business online – which costs the economy. 

Direction of the Bay Area Council Cyber Security Committee:

• Improve awareness of Cyber Security within the following populations: private industry CEO’s, DOJ, and other public officials
• Workforce development through collaboration with University systems to build new curriculum for Cyber Security – Committee is currently working with the Cal State East Bay to produce course this fall
• Create an information sharing or best practices sharing system with real time capability – allowing companies to share information on new types of attacks and strategies in a secured environment