Michael Hayden, a principal at global advisory services firm The Chertoff Group, was honored by the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America with the Technology Good Scout Award in November 2016. At Chertoff, the retired four-star general is focused on technological intelligence and counterintelligence, global political and terrorist risk analysis as […] More

William Walker, a retired U.S. Army major general who served as a sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives, has joined The Chertoff Group as a senior adviser.  As a member of the advisory board, Walker will utilize his government experience to assist federal clients in identifying new business opportunities and building strategic partnerships, […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has recertified a Chertoff Group process that works to help organizations assess risk and design a security program based on their own operating environment.  The Security Risk Management Consulting Methodology initially received DHS’ SAFETY Act designation in 2017 and has been continuously refined based on industry best practices, the advisory […] More

The Chertoff Group will host the “Beyond CDM – Transitioning to an Active Cyber Defense” conference on Nov. 4 to discuss cyber defense measures across industry and government as part of the Chertoff Group Security Series. The company said Wednesday it expects the event to bring together business and security leaders to share new approaches in threat analysis, intelligence and automated defense and mitigation as well […] More

Al Whitmore, president of the intelligence and security sector for BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary, has been selected to the 2022 Wash100 list that recognizes the most significant contributors in the government contracting arena and marks his fifth consecutive induction. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson noted Whitmore’s selection to the Wash100 last year as a recognition of […] More

Washington, D.C.-based data encryption company Virtru has secured $60 million in a financing round that it will use to ramp up new product delivery. With the new capital, Virtru will also add sales and marketing personnel, pursue a customer success program and embark on research and development projects, the company said Thursday. Iconiq Growth and […] More

The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security has launched an effort to help address congressional demands for homeland security resiliency in response to threats such as infrastructure attacks, terrorism and the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mitre has partnered with the Aspen Institute’s Homeland Security Experts Group to support the latter’s research activities and other efforts to provide insight into foreign policy matters.

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The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has created an advisory committee to offer recommendations and guidance on events, policies and other matters related to INSA and its charitable organization. INSA said Tuesday the panel consists of 26 members who have held senior-level roles within the government or industry and previously served on former INSA advisory […] More

Security Magazine has unveiled its list of the 19 Most Influential People in Security for 2016 in an article published Sept. 1. Diane Ritchey writes colleagues and associates nominated the top security leaders based on leadership qualities and the impact of their security projects and programs on shareholders, their organizations, their peers, the public and the overall security landscape. The […] More