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On Oct. 4, Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity and Communications for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Greg Garcia delivered a keynote speech at a gathering of information
security executives co-hosted by Dartmouth’s Institute for Information Infrastructure
Protection (I3P) and Tuck School’s Center for Digital
Strategies. The event drew chief information security officers from
corporations such as Bechtel, Cisco, Colgate-Palmolive, Dow Chemical, Goldman
Sachs, IBM, Staples, and Time Warner Cable, along with representatives from
Tuck, I3P, RAND Corporation, and the University of Virginia.
 Assistant Secretary of
Cybersecurity and Communications for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Greg Garcia (left) and Provost Barry Scherr at an Oct. 4 event hosted by the
Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) and Tuck School of
Business’s Center for Digital Strategies. (Photo courtesy Tuck School)
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On campus to discuss critical security challenges, including information
leaks and economically motivated cyber attacks threatening the business
community, the executives applauded the participation of the nation’s top cyber
security official.
Garcia was welcomed by Provost
Barry Scherr, who remarked that Dartmouth has a long history of excellence
and innovation in information technology, with an active community of students,
researchers, and professors continually pushing the frontiers of computer
science.
Acknowledging Dartmouth’s academic leadership, Garcia stressed the
importance of having a highly educated and well-trained cyber security
workforce. He also called for greater cooperation between the government and
industry. “Partnerships between government and the private sector are critical
to securing cyberspace and America’s cyber assets, and we must work
collectively to build a more robust security infrastructure,” he said.
“The presence of Assistant Secretary Garcia at Dartmouth underscores not
only the importance of the event itself but the seriousness of the topics being
discussed and their relevance to the long-term security of the U.S.,” says Martin
Wybourne, Dartmouth’s vice provost for research and former chair of the
I3P.
The I3P, managed by Dartmouth, is a national consortium of academic
institutions, federally funded labs and nonprofit organizations dedicated to
strengthening the cyber security of the United States. Tuck’s Center for
Digital Strategies promotes the development and practice of digital strategies,
that is, the use of technology-enabled processes to harness an organization’s
unique competencies, support its business strategy, and drive competitive
advantage.
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