[nsp-sec] 48 hour vetting: Gabriel Iovino (REN-ISAC, AS11537)

[Scott A. McIntyre]

Hello,

For your consideration:



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Name: Gabriel Iovino
E-mail: giovino at ren-isac.net
DayPhone: 812 856-0523
24hrPhone: 317 278-6630
INOC-DBA Phone: 317 278-6630
Company/Employer: REN-ISAC
ASNs Responsible for: 11537

JobDesc:
Principal Security Engineer for the REN-ISAC (Research and Education
Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center). The REN-ISAC
supports U.S. higher education and research communities by providing
advanced network security services and supports efforts to protect the
national cyber infrastructure by participating in the U.S. ISAC
infrastructure. The REN-ISAC is an integral component of the EDUCAUSE
and Internet2 strategy to improve network security by providing timely
warning and response to cyber threat and vulnerabilities, improving
awareness, and improving communications.

The REN-ISAC receives, analyzes, and disseminates network security
operational, threat, warning, and attack information within higher
education. Information is derived from network instrumentation, network
constituents, network engineers, other sector ISACs, DHS, other network
security organizations and vendors. In partnership with Internet2 the
REN-ISAC receives a live feed of NetFlow data from Internet2 routers,
and monitors the network for active threats. Custom-built analysis tools
and Arbor PeakFlow DoS are utilized in that analysis. Observed threat
activity is communicated back to the source institutions which averages
thousands per month. The REN-ISAC is "actively involved in mitigation of
NSP Security incidents."

Although an aspect of the REN-ISAC's work is information sharing, we're
fully cognizant of the importance of privacy and the confidentiality of
information related to network security. Our handling of Internet2
NetFlow data is controlled by strict policy that prevents the public
disclosure information that would identify an institution or individual.
The REN-ISAC would strictly abide the NSP-SECURITY policy that "No
information presented in [the] list should be forwarded or shared
outside the nsp-security community without specific permission from the
poster."

Internet security references (names & emails):
Doug Pearson 		dodpears at ren-isac.net
Andrew Korty 		ajk at iu.edu
David Greenberg 	dgreenbe at iu.edu

PGP Key Location:
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x8CFEA53B




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Regards on behalf of the moderators,

Scott A. McIntyre