Can intelligence sharing be a two-way street?
Posted by Melissa Stevens in Cybersecurity, Federal, Security Intelligence, Threat Management
In a post published earlier this week, I invited you to read the latest article written by Chris Poulin for SecurityWeek. In this article, Chris presented his belief that full breach disclosure and better collaboration among security professionals is key to thwarting today’s cyber threats.
In line with this belief, proposed breach legislation is also attempting to make disclosure and collaboration a center point of the nation’s cyber security strategy. According to an article on CNN’s Security Clearance blog, such legislation would “enable the intelligence community to share classified information with the private sector while at the same time addressing the concerns private companies have with providing information about attacks on their systems to the government.”
This addresses weaknesses outlined in an INSA study published this past summer, in which the authors suggested both private industry and public agencies have a responsibility to defend the country against cyber attack. In this proposed law, not only would businesses be required to share information about attacks with the government, the government would also share intelligence with security-cleared organizations. This would open up communication channels in the cyber-intelligence community immensely, creating the type of collaborative environment Poulin describes in his article.
What do you think? Can collaboration between the federal government and private industry help defend the country from a major cyber attack? Does it seem too idealistic to imagine that these sectors can work together? Share your thoughts below!
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