Industry Collaboration to Achieve Network Security

The Network Reliability and Interoperability Council

Pamela J. Stegora Axberg

SVP- Qwest National & International Network

NRIC VI Steering Committee Chair

Pam.StegoraAxberg@Qwest.com

Network Reliability and Interoperability Council

Network Reliability and Interoperability Council

What Is NRIC?

• A Federal Advisory Committee chartered by the FCC

• Originally chartered in 1992 in the wake of major service

outages

– Subsequently rechartered five times

• Development and deployment of industry Best Practices

to promote network reliability and interoperability.

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NRIC VI Charter

• Establish industry Best Practices to address external threats to communications infrastructure.

• Build on the reliability and interoperability work of previous NRICs by expanding membership to include more industry segments.

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How Is NRIC VI Different?

• Extension of charter to address external threats

• Participation from a much wider variety of industry segments.– Carrier, CATV, Wireless, ISP, Equipment

Supplier, Systems Integrator

• CEO-Level representation on Council

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NRIC VI Structure

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Focus Groups

Chair – Richard Notebaert CEO Qwest

CEOs and leaders from across the industry

Chair – Pam Stegora Axberg Sr VP Reliability QwestFocus Group Leaders

Subject Matter Experts

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Focus Group 1 Homeland SecurityA. Physical Security

Chair: Karl Rauscher, Lucent Technologies Bell LabsB. Cyber Security

Chair: Bill Hancock, Exodus (Cable & Wireless)C. Public Safety

Co-Chairs: Mike Roden & Don Dautel, Cingular & MotorolaD. Disaster Recovery and Mutual Aid

Co-Chairs: Joe Tumolo & Gordon Barber,Verizon & BellSouth

Focus Group 2 Network Reliability Co-Chairs: Voice: P.J. Aduskevicz, AT&T

Data: Ross Callon, Juniper Video: Wayne Hall, Comcast

Focus Group 3 Network Interoperability Chair: Cliff Naughton, Boeing

Focus Group 4 Broadband Chair: Doug Davis & Justin Aborn, Allegiance & Genuity

NRIC VI Focus Group Structure

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NRIC VI Homeland Security Timelines

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Mutual Aid Mutual Aid ReportReport

Contact Contact ListList

First Public First Public Safety Safety ReportReport

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• Physical Security– Best Practices delivered in December and March 2003

• Cybersecurity– Best Practices delivered in December and March 2003

• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery– Emergency contact protocols and Mutual Aid Agreement

delivered in September– Best Practices delivered in March 2003

• Public Safety– Recommendations and Best Practices delivered March 2003

Status

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• Outreach Campaign– Reach beyond the NRIC member companies– Increase awareness of Best Practices and implementation

issues– Encourage voluntary deployment of Best Practices

• Outreach Plans– Industry-wide memorandum– Speak at existing seminars and conferences– Pilot an NRIC specific mini-seminar– Outreach through industry associations– Survey of Best Practice adoption

Next Steps

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For More Information

• Pamela Stegora Axberg Chair – NRIC VI Steering Committee pstegor@qwest.com• Jeffery Goldthorp Designated Federal Officer – NRIC VI jgoldtho@fcc.gov• www.nric.org