U.S. General Keith B. Alexander to Present “The Department of Defense, Active Cyber Defense, and the Secure Zone” as Keyno

February 7, 2011

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RSA Conference (www.rsaconference.com), the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, today announced that General Keith B. Alexander, the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service (NSA/CSS), will provide a keynote address on Thursday, February 17 at RSA^® Conference 2011 in San Francisco. General Alexander will address the information security audience with his presentation “The Department of Defense, Active Cyber Defense, and the Secure Zone.”

As the threats facing our military networks and valued information evolves, the Department of Defense (DoD) is adapting its defenses in cyberspace and improving cybersecurity while safeguarding civil liberties and privacy. During his keynote, General Alexander will discuss key DoD cyber initiatives over the past year, including the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, and explain the DoD’s approach to active cyber defense. General Alexander will also introduce the audience to the concept of a Secure Zone.

As Commander, USCYBERCOM, General Alexander is responsible for planning, coordinating and conducting operations and defense of DoD computer networks as directed by USSTRATCOM. As the Director of NSA and Chief of CSS, he is responsible for a Department of Defense agency with national foreign intelligence, combat support, and U.S. national security information system protection responsibilities. NSA/CSS civilian and military personnel are stationed worldwide.

“Twenty years ago RSA Conference offered a small number of cryptographers a focused technology event. In two decades we’ve seen an evolution in our focus in the balance of technology and policy,” said Sandra Toms LaPedis, AVP/GM RSA Conference. “As a high ranking military official, General Alexander will be able to provide our audiences with a unique experience direct from someone who is intimately responsible at every level of a government cyber security program from planning to execution. Such top-level speakers have raised RSA Conference from a simple technology gathering to the place to discuss all matters security.”

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