I recently had the pleasure of attending the fifth annual IT Security Entrepreneurs’ Forum at Stanford University. Robert Rodriguez, chairman and managing principal of The Security Innovation Network, (SINET), summed up the organization’s goal as “being a catalyst between federal agencies, private industry, system integrators, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, academics and scientists within the global security community.” SINET’s forum works on all fronts and delivers an excellent return on the time and investment.
SINET is relevant for today’s physical security integrators positioning themselves to leverage opportunities to counter cybercrime and industrial espionage. IP networking and convergence allows more collaboration and information sharing to combat global crime. Our open Internet provides major benefits, but simultaneously accelerates organized cybercrime models seeking to leverage the same technologies to their advantage. Security practitioners (manufacturers and system integrators) can expand their services and protect the business operations of their customers. Enter SINET.