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GSN 2014 Digital Yearbook of Homeland Security Awards Recipients GSN INTERVIEW Chuck Brooks, Distinguished Judge, GSN 2014 Homeland Security Awards Program Charles (Chuck) Brooks serves as Vice President/Client Executive for DHS at Xerox. Chuck served as the first Director of Legislative Affairs for the Science & Technology Directorate within the Department of Homeland Security. He was an Adjunct Faculty Member at Johns Hopkins University, where he taught a graduate course on “Congress and Homeland Security.” He also spent 6 years on Capitol Hill as a Senior Advisor on national security issues to the late Senator Arlen Specter. Chuck has an MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago and a BA in Political Science from DePauw University. He has served in several senior executive corporate roles and is widely published as a thought leader on subjects relating to homeland security, technology, innovation, CBRNE, and cybersecurity. He also operates two of the largest homeland security groups on LinkedIn and is a featured speaker at government and industry conferences. Chuck has also served as a judge for three recent Government Security News industry homeland security awards events. GSN: What is the threat landscape for the Department of Homeland Security as it enters its second decade of operations? CB: DHS has made great progress over the last decade but the current threat level is now heightened for DHS, the intelligence community, and law enforcement as a result of evolving threats. The most immediate threat is posed by ISIS and affiliated Islamic extremists who have gained combat experience in Iraq and Syria and have access to Western passports. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said these terrorists “present the greatest threat we’ve seen since 9/11.” Also, a decade ago terrorists’ ability to 12 organize and mobilize was more limited because of communication capabilities. The exponential growth in smart phones (there are now 14B smartphones worldwide) and the terrorists’ use of social media has made surveillance and monitoring of those who might threaten the homeland a bigger challenge. The defense against CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive) threats will continue to be priorities of DHS because of the asymmetrical terror consequences they present. The recent Ebola outbreak illustrates our vulnerability to pandemics and infectious disease outbreaks. The potential for bio-terrorism directed by non-state actors is a frightening but real scenario. Right-
fully so, countering biological threats remains a high priority at DHS. As our experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq have shown, man portable improvised explosive devices (IEDS) and vehicle-borne IEDS are still a major concern, especially against soft targets. Other threats such as chemical and radiological substance releases, and natural disasters from floods, hurricanes and earthquakes all still pose plausible and dire threats to the homeland. Unfortunately, it is likely that the nation’s preparedness will be tested again in the coming decade. One area where DHS has taken on an increasingly larger role is in cybersecurity. Presidential Directives have mandated DHS to play the primary role in the civilian side of government for cybersecurity. A major reason for the new focus on cybersecurity has been the rapid changes in the information technology landscape. Since 2003, the capabilities and connectivity of cyber devices and communications has grown exponentially. Concurrently, so have the cyber intrusions and threats from malware and hackers. This has required restructuring of priorities and the cybersecurity missions at DHS. The cyber threat to the homeland reaches far beyond terrorists and includes various criminal enterprises and adversarial nation states. What do government and industry perceive to be the main cybersecurity threats and required responses? CB: Both government and industry have prioritized critical infrastructure as a focus of threat and hardened response. There is a growing understanding of the seriousness and sophistication of the cyber threats, especially denial of service. In terms of preparation, the financial and 13 retail communities have been at the forefront of addressing these threats with significant investment in technologies and in training. However, 43% of companies had breaches last year (including companies such as Home Depot, JPMorgan, and Target) and the intrusion threats are not diminishing. According to the think tank Center For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), cyber related crime now costs the global economy about $445-billion every year. These breaches demonstrate that there is a continued need for protocols and enhanced collaboration between government and industry. Last year, The Council on CyberSecurity, an influential not-for–profit organization, formed a “20 Critical Security Controls list” with collaboration between the public and private sectors. The list provides an emerging working framework for protecting the critical infrastructure and provides a recommended set of actions for cyber defense that includes specific and actionable ways to stop today’s most pervasive attacks. I was honored to participate in that working group. Indeed, cyber security controls are very important. In the U.S., most (approximately 85%) of the cybersecurity critical infrastructure including defense, oil and gas, electric power grids, healthcare, utilities, communications, transportation, banking, and finance is owned by the private sector and regulated by the public sector. DHS has recognized the importance for private sector input into cybersecurity requirements across these verticals and has played a major part in bringing government and industry together to develop a strategy to protect critical infrastructure.
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