On the Track of OSAC

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OSAC Jakarta Hosts Charity Golf Tournament

February 20, 2013

122 players and 46 sponsors from nine industries participated in the annual charity event, which seeks to promote the altruistic spirit of Martin Luther King.

On the Track of OSAC: Starting Out in Kabul

Dave Komendat

December 11, 2012

As the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) continues to travel around the world, this report from Boeing VP and CSO Dave Komendat details how he and a group of delegates arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The OSAC private-public sector delegation visits with U.S. military officials in Kabul, Afghanistan.

On the Track of OSAC: Day 2 in Kabul

Dave Komendat

December 11, 2012

The second day in Kabul for the OSAC private sector traveling delegation included a tour of the embassy and discussions with U.S. Army General Kenneth Dahl.

OSAC Annual Meeting Presented Strong Line-Up, Solutions

Lynn Mattice

November 28, 2012

Cofer Black, Jon Huntsman, Fran Townsend and John McClurg were only a few of the presenters at this year's OSAC annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

On the Track of OSAC: The Country Council Chronicles, London

John McClurg

May 29, 2012

Leaving Moscow behind we shifted our focus to a venue of more imminent concern: London…the site of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, which will take place here in just over two months on 27th of July to the 12th of August 2012. The OSAC London County Council is well-established and is prepped and already very much engaged in the Pre-Olympic planning.

On the Track of OSAC: The Country Council Chronicles, Moscow

John McClurg

May 24, 2012

In February of 2002, I made my way to Salt Lake City, the site of the XIX Winter Olympic Games, where as the Head of Security of one of the Corporate sponsors I had been invited by Mitt Romney to “lock shields” with him and Federal assets in protecting the Olympic games, the first since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The lingering threat posture meant a higher level of security than ever before provided for the Games.

On the Track of OSAC: 15th Annual Regional Security Conference, Singapore

John McClurg

April 2, 2012

Resuming our blogs, initiated last year from around the globe, members of the OSAC Council have convened here in Singapore for the 15th Annual Regional Security Conference.

OSAC members in front of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

On the Track of OSAC: The Country Council Chronicles, Seattle, Washington

John McClurg

October 21, 2011

I can think of no more an appropriate way to cap our three-country survey of Asia than with the Pan-Asia Regional Council (PARC) meeting, graciously hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--nor any more appealing venue than their beautiful new, (extremely "green") offices located in the shadow of the "Space Needle" here in Seattle.

On the Track of OSAC: The Country Council Chronicles, Seoul, Korea

John McClurg

October 20, 2011

Korea is said by some to be more than 5,000 years old. It's in the heart of that antiquity that our delegation convened in Seoul where we continued a cyber-focused theme in our discussions of the particular security challenges faced here in Korea. While not my first time in this ancient country—the only nation in the world that yet remains divided—it is my first visit since having joined the ranks of the private sector.

John McClurg

October 19, 2011

We're here in Shanghai, considered by many as "the Paris of the East", where the stage is set for our next chapter of the Country Council Chronicles.

With the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the cyber security practices are increasingly getting integrated with the physical security practices.

We will provide insight on NDAA Section 889 and how the act has evolved and impacted business, so that organizations can better mitigate risk and stay compliant.