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A Global Hub for Cybersecurity Threat Analysis and Thought Leadership
CHICAGO, Nov. 3 // -- In a ceremony held at the Israeli
consulate in Chicago today, the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich,
announced the opening of the Center for Continual Vigilance (CCV), a
cybersecurity initiative supported by the Illinois Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunitys Homeland Security Market Development (HSMD)
bureau and Vigilon, Inc., a security software company headquartered in
McLean, Virginia.
"We are proud to have attracted such an internationally successful
company to our state as a direct result of the homeland security trade
mission to Israel," said Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich. "This is the
beginning of a productive partnership with Vigilon that will pay important
economic dividends for years to come. The message is clear- well never
stop investing in companies that invest in Illinois."
CCV grew out of a state-led trade mission to Israel in June of 2006,
designed to strengthen business and technical ties between Israel and the
State of Illinois. CCV will begin operations in late November at 212 W.
Superior St., Chicago, IL. A key initiative of the center will be a program
that offers area college students the opportunity to gain cybersecurity
skills and work experience by contributing to the development of Themis, an
open source network security scanner. Themis is distributed free under
licensing terms that enable developers around the world to contribute
enhancements to collectively improve functionality. Themis is available for
download at http://www.themis.org.
"Because of Illinois known leadership in homeland security product
development, education and training, Chicago is the ideal place for CCV to
bring together internationally-renowned experts in security from business,
government and the academic community to create a global knowledge hub for
computer security threat analysis," said Alon Moritz, Chairman and Founder
of Vigilon. "We are grateful to Gov. Blagojevich for creating such a strong
environment of support and collaboration for homeland security businesses
and want to thank him for making it possible for Vigilon to play a part in
the advancement of this burgeoning industry."
"The State of Illinois has always been a leader in Homeland Security
innovation," says Samantha Heath, Director of the Center for Continual
Vigilance. "CCVs mission reflects that continuing commitment to addressing
todays toughest security challenges. The Center also represents a great
opportunity for students to develop critical skills in the cybersecurity
arena-skills that will have a positive impact on local job creation."
CCV will further Illinois leadership role in homeland security by
partnering with local academic institutions, including the Homeland
Security Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center at Northwestern University,
the University of Illinois Information Trust Institute, Harper College and
the Center for System Security and Information Assurance. Participants in
the Center will work together to collaborate and identify new and ongoing
threats to computer systems in order to advance the development of open
source cybersecurity software and technology. Innovation fostered through
the Center will result in an improved ability to for identifying cyber
security vulnerabilities so that all organizations can better protect data,
personal information and communication networks from cyber attacks.
The opening ceremony was attended by Consul General of Israel Barukh
Binah; Illinois State Senator Jeff Schoenberg (D-Evanston); Noa Asher,
Consul for Economic Affairs for the Midwest Region, Israel Trade and
Investment Center; Matthew Summy, Director of Program Development for the
Office of the Governor, State of Illinois; Randall Martin, Product Manager,
Motorola Global Security Services; and Robbie Higgins, Managing Director,
Motorola Wireless Security Services.
"No organization can stand alone in confronting the evolving security
threats that plague todays communications networks," said Motorolas
Robbie Higgins. "The Center for Continual Vigilance is an innovative
example of how leaders from government, business and universities can work
together to build real-world solutions and facilitate thought leadership in
the fight against cyber attacks."
For more information about the Center for Continual Vigilance, please
visit http://www.continualvigilance.org, or email
info@continualvigilance.org.
ABOUT VIGILON
Vigilon, Inc. is a security software company that helps organizations,
and the security providers that serve them, reduce business risk while
lowering operational security costs. Founded in 1998, Vigilon is
headquartered in McLean, Virginia and has R&D facilities in Tel-Aviv,
Israel. For more information, visit http://www.vigilon.com, email
infousa@vigilon.com, or call (800) 350-0045.
ABOUT HSMD
HSMD administers the Innovative Product Grant (IPG) program to provide
up front capital to companies or joint ventures that bring new products to
market, and a companion grant program to support educational institutions
and not-for-profit organizations engaged in pilot projects or development
of sector-focused information clearinghouses. IPG funds are intended to
help create jobs and increase economic activity in Illinois, while
strengthening the states competitive position as a leader in science and
technology innovation. To date, $3.7 million in IPG funds have been
invested with private companies to bring new homeland security products to
market. These IPG investments have leveraged $11.4 million in additional
public and private capital, which will create 411 new jobs over the next 24
months. The availability of this capital pool has attracted international
attention to Illinois as a leader in the homeland security industry. For
more information on HSMD, visit http://www.hsmd.illinois.gov.
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