MITRE Joins Stay Safe Online Campaign

Encourages Consumers to Take Step to Protect Home and Business Computers From Cyber Attacks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bedford, Massachusetts, February 7, 2002 — The MITRE Corporation today announced its participation in the National Cyber Security Alliance's Stay Safe Online campaign. MITRE is a not-for-profit company that works in the public interest providing technology support to the government.

The campaign is designed to educate home and small business computer users on critical elements of cyber security through several venues including: national computer security awareness days coinciding with the days Americans change their clocks, a new Web site (www.staysafeonline.info), audio technical discussions with security experts, and public service announcements.

The National Cyber Security Alliance is a new partnership of government and industry members aligned with the common goal of educating Americans on the need for computer security as an aspect of homeland defense. Members of the Alliance are calling on all American citizens to be vigilant in their efforts to protect home and small business systems, and working together to help spread the message on cyber security.

"I believe it is especially fitting for us to be a part of this alliance," said MITRE Director of Security and Information Operations Pete Tasker. "Cyber Security is critical to MITRE and its work. For example, three years ago we created an international standards initiative called Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE). To date, this endeavor has brought together more than 80 organizations from the public and private sectors, and academia, to fundamentally change tools and services to allow them to identify and share vulnerability information." Further information on CVE is available at the CVE Web site (cve.mitre.org).

"With the increasing use of broadband access by computers at home and in small businesses, it becomes all the more important to keep these systems from becoming platforms used in cyberspace attacks," added MITRE Director of Information Warfare John Woodward. "This alliance is a great step in that direction."

About MITRE
MITRE (www.mitre.org) is a not-for-profit company that works in the public interest to provide systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. It operates federally funded research and development centers for the DOD, the FAA, and the IRS, with principal locations in Bedford, Massachusetts, and McLean, Virginia.

About the National Cyber Security Alliance
The National Cyber Security Alliance is a cooperative effort between industry and government organizations to foster awareness of cyber security through educational outreach and public awareness.

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