Let's defeat Lockheed Martin's attempt to trademark "Cyber Kill Chain" and keep it in common usage

I'm organizing a complaint to the US Patent and Trademark Office which says that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) shouldn't be granted a trademark for "Cyber Kill Chain" because it is in common usage. As I wrote earlier, I was surprised that they even filed for a trademark since I was the one who first coined the term (as far as I can tell), but coinage of the phrase isn't enough to defeat Lockheed Martin's attempt to trademark and build a business around it. Common usage, however, is an argument that the US PTO will listen to, especially if we can show a good number of people objecting to its registration.

If you wish to have your name added to my US PTO complaint, please send me an email to that effect. It should include your contact information, how often you've used the phrase, and your objection to LMT's trademarking of it. 

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Challenges with Threat Intelligence, Attribution, and Active Defense are on the Agenda at Suits and Spooks La Jolla

We've got a tremendous speaker line-up including John Caruthers, the head of the FBI's National Security Cyber Program at the San Diego field office, while on intelligence matters, we have RADM Andy Singer (USN ret) who, among his many accomplishments, was the Director of Intelligence for PACCOM. Lance Cottrell, the founder of Anonymizer, will speak on Operational Anonymity & Misattribution: Why you need it, how they track you, how to do it, how it fails, and best practices.

Additional topics and panels include:

• Projecting Geopolitically Relevant Cyber Hot-Spots by Ali-Reza Anghaie
• Threat Intelligence for the Enterprise on a Shoestring Budget by Shane MacDougall
• The State of National Cyber Intelligence by Troy Townsend and Jay McAllister
• HUMINT Factor: How HUMINT Influences Attribution of Threat Actors and Whether or Not It’s Necessary
• Can Data Analytics and Incident Response Scale Down? by Stephen Cobb
• Is there a place on Special Operations teams for Cyber Warriors? (Panel moderator Jim Butterworth; Speakers – Thomas Dzieran, Rob DuBois, RADM Andy Singer (USN ret))
• The importance of international collaboration in identifying and interdicting non-state hacker groups (Panel moderator Christopher Burgess; Speakers – John Caruthers, Kenneth Geers, Michael Jaeger)
• Advanced Technologies for Detecting the Insider Threat by John Sipple
• Vulnerability Disclosure and ‘Cyberwar’: The Cost of Offensive Cyber Weapons by Ryan Ellis
• Kenneth Geers: Technical expert for the “Tallinn Manual on the International Law applicable to Cyber Warfare” will speak and take questions on this very important document.

This two day conference (Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16) will be held at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla hotel and consist of a combination of plenary and break-out sessions. A continental breakfast and lunch will be served on both days. Attendance will be limited to no more than 100 people to allow attendees to interact more closely with our speakers during the event.

The following Early Bird rates apply through May 10, 2013.

• Early Bird $395
• Securing our eCity Foundation member or affiliate $345
• Government/Military/Academia rate $295

Register via PayPal or by telephone (1-855-777-8242)

After May 10, our discounted rates will revert to the standard $595.

Rates

Early bird $395.00 USD Securing our eCity Foundation $345.00 USD Military/Gov/Academia $295.00 USD

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Five Critical Panels on the Use of Offensive Tactics in Cyberspace

On February 8-9, 2013, 24 world-renowned speakers will address and interact with about 80 attendees from the public and private sectors in a beautiful conference center high above the Potomac river on some of the most important issues in cyberspace - the controversial use of offensive tactics in defending networks (i.e., Active Defense). The full agenda can be seen here, but five critical panels are as follows:

• How is Russia and Georgia engaging in Active Defense?
• Featuring Ambassador David J. Smith (ret.) and Ms. Khatuna Mshvidobadze (Georgian Security Analysis Center)
• How Duqu, Flame, Gauss, and Shamoon can be reconfigured and reused against different victims (i.e., Iran against Saudi Arabia)?
• Featuring Dr. Boldizsár “Boldi” Bencsáth (Associate Professor, Laboratory of Cryptography and Systems Security (CrySyS), Department of Telecommunications, Budapest University of Technology and Economics) and Brig. Gen. Jim Jaeger (USAF, ret), Vice President of Network Defense & Forensic Services, General Dynamics
• How Much Leeway is there in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and International Law for Offensive Actions in Cyberspace?
• Featuring Dr. Catherine Lotrionte (Director of the Institute for Law, Science + Global Security, Georgetown University),  Mr. Stewart A. Baker (Partner, Steptoe & Johnson), Mr. Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University, and Mr. Marco Obiso (Cybersecurity Coordinator, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
• What’s the Downside of Private Sector Offensive Engagement?
• Featuring Dr. Anup Ghosh (Founder and CEO at Invincea), Mr. Jeffrey Carr (Founder and CEO, Taia Global, Inc.), Mr. David Dittrich (Chief Legal Officer, The Honeynet Project), and Mr. Robert Bigman (former CISO, Central Intelligence Agency).
• If the ITU Assumes Ownership of the Internet, How May That Impact International Offensive Cyber Operations by Nation States?
• Featuring Mr. Marco Obiso (Cybersecurity Coordinator, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Dr. Catherine Lotrionte (Director of the Institute for Law, Science + Global Security, Georgetown University), Mr. Robert Bigman (former CISO, Central Intelligence Agency), and Brig. Gen. Jim Jaeger (USAF, ret), Vice President of Network Defense & Forensic Services, General Dynamics

There are only 28 seats remaining and the Early Bird discount expires in one week so register today to be a part of the year's most unique and informative security event - Suits and Spooks DC 2013. If your employer is interested in joining RSA and Basis Technology as a sponsor, please contact me via email for details.

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