Frustrations are mounting at the Defense Department (DoD) over outdated information-sharing and communications technologies that hinder effective collaboration with allies and partners, according to a recent report from the Defense Innovation Board (DIB). […]

Getting the right information to the right people at the right time is important in every industry and every geography, but it is paramount to national defense and intelligence efforts. […]

A new white paper advocates for improved information sharing among private sector firms, stressing the need for timely, relevant, and detailed threat information to mitigate cyberattacks, aid in system recovery, and enhance the resilience of commercial networks. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said that it will begin a two-year strategic effort to modernize its approach to enterprise cyber threat information sharing in 2024 “to maximize value to our partners and keep pace with a changing threat environment.”  […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has made only limited progress in improving the overall quality of cyber threat data information it shares with third parties, and needs to do more to provide context for that shared information, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (IG) said in an oversight report. […]

Security information sharing between the Federal government and private sector has been on the rise recently – whether it’s through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, or various Information Sharing and Analysis Centers across the government, to name just a few – and a National Security Agency (NSA) official said this week that increased collaboration is being driven by mission demand and a higher degree of trust between organizations. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking to replace its Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) with a modern platform to better share information with Federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, international, and private sector decision-makers and first responders. […]

Senior Federal and industry cybersecurity leaders agreed that the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) August 2021 memorandum M-21-31 to implement new event logging and share threat information has proven to be a significant step in bolstering cybersecurity across Federal civilian agencies. […]

As the Russian government explores its options for potential cyberattacks on United States critical infrastructure, witnesses today urged members of the House Committee on Homeland Security to increase collaboration and information sharing efforts with industry stakeholders. […]

Efforts by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) to invest in real-time information sharing capabilities are keying the Biden administration’s campaign to improve industrial control systems (ICS) cybersecurity, CISA and NSA officials said this week. […]

In a report providing an update on priority open recommendations by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the agency outlined 38 priority open recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and highlighted two additional recommendations regarding domestic intelligence and information sharing. […]

As the number of cyberattacks continues to rise, Federal experts say information sharing between the private and public sectors is critical when it comes to defending against cyber threats. However, experts are warning agencies that they need to start getting more specific on their information sharing needs if they want to achieve “a joint end-state” with industry. […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on March 31 offered some broad-brushed details about the Biden administration’s coming executive order on cybersecurity. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has worked hard to create frameworks to share information in a secure way, and would like to see more adoption by industry, said Bradford Willke, acting director for the Stakeholder Engagement & Cyber Infrastructure Resilience Division at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). […]

In the event of a cyberattack, it’s important for information about the attack to be shared with the public in order to prevent further problems. Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security, said that the agency shares timely, accurate information with its partners and constituents so that they can take proper action to protect themselves. […]

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on Oct. 5 that requires Federal agencies to set up an information sharing network to correspond about threats to national security. […]

Information sharing about cybersecurity threats has to go beyond fulfilling requirements and instead include informal relationships and discussions between agencies, according to government experts who spoke at the MeriTalk Cyber Security Brainstorm on Sept. 20. […]

Palo Alto Networks on Aug. 7 announced the formalization of their cooperation with the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation through signing a Data Exchange Agreement with Interpol. […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cyber Risks Economics (CyRiE) project on July 7 awarded $220,209 to the University of Tulsa to study how to quantify the value of data sharing and to promote increased sharing in the cybersecurity community. […]

To protect the nation’s digital infrastructure, Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, said it’s important to empower agency leadership and expand information sharing between the Federal government and other entities. […]

Government officials predict that though getting all Federal agencies to comply with the recent Cybersecurity Executive Order and the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) bill will be difficult, the outcomes will be very beneficial for government. […]

Efforts to ensure agencies are sharing counterterrorism intelligence remain uneven and “less effective” than they could be, according to a report from the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General. […]

Police departments across the country that received Federal grants for body worn cameras are concerned about sharing information with the agencies responsible for this funding. Some police departments have gone so far to as to say they would not share body camera footage unless Federal agencies compelled them. […]

Retired General Keith Alexander told a group of Federal government and industry experts that the U.S. must do more to protect the Internet and boost cybersecurity. “We are the nation that created the Internet. We ought to be the first to secure it,” Alexander said at the Splunk GovSummitt in downtown Washington on Thursday. Alexander, […]