Google joins board of National Cyber Security Alliance
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Eric Davis, head of anti-malvertising at Google, has joined the board of directors of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a public-private nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of online security threats.
NCSA said the addition of Google to its board bolsters an impressive collection of industry leaders, including executives from Cisco, McAfee, Microsoft, EMC, SAIC and Symantec.
"The NCSA is proud to welcome Google, one of the foundational pillars of the internet, to its board of directors," said Michael Kaiser, executive director of NCSA. "We look forward to partnering with Google as we plan and implement new comprehensive education and awareness efforts. Google's unique perspective will be invaluable."
Davis is widely considered a thought leader on online trust and safety issues and brings more than 15 years of consumer education and marketing experience to the NCSA board.
He currently leads efforts to develop and implement policies, processes and tools to protect the Google network, its consumer and advertising products and its users from malicious websites.
Google recently said it has been working with other web browser creators by sharing information on browser flaws and security threats it has discovered while developing its Chrome browser.
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