Deborah Kobza

Founder/CEO, International Association of Certified ISAO's (IACI)

National cybersecurity leadership to advance cyber resilience public- and private-sector collaborative partnerships. Strategic focus on cyber threat and defensive measures information sharing, coordinated response, cybersecurity best practice adoption supported by workforce education. Implementation of a global infrastructure (Global Situational Awareness Center at NASA/Kennedy Space Center) to support and enable critical infrastructure connecting Information Sharing Analysis Organizations worldwide - breaking down long-standing silos and barriers.

Leadership expertise to support operationalizing critical infrastructure sector, sub-sector, and other community-of-interest Information Sharing & Analysis Organizations (ISAOs). Sectors - Public Safety ISAO (Law Enforcement/First Responders), Manufacturing ISAO, Industrial Control Systems ISAO, Maritime & Ports ISAO, Air & Space ISAO, Mining & Metals ISAC, National Credit Union ISAO, Media & Entertainment ISAO, State and City ISAOs, etc.

Work in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other federal and state government agencies, and private-sector organization spanning critical infrastructure sectors and sub-sectors.

Presidential Executive Order 13691 - "Promoting Private Sector Information Sharing"ISAO Standards DHS ISAO Standards Organization - Member, Leadership Committee and "ISAO Creation Working Group" Co-Chair

NIST & DHS - Supported development of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework & NICE (NICE) National Cybersecurity Education Framework. Prior, supported DHS in development of the IT Security Essential Body of Knowledge, and led a national state government initiative leveraging the DHS IT Security Essential Body of Knowledge to develop a State Government IT Security Framework (Florida, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Texas - Pilot States).

25+ years - Strategic alignment of business/technology domains, governance, security, QA, best practice research and education.