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Information Sharing
Information sharing is the process where military, intelligence, and cybersecurity organizations exchange data, intelligence, and threat information to enhance their collective security and understanding of adversaries. This collaboration enables faster detection and more coordinated responses to threats.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Information Sharing in Cybersecurity & Defense denotes the structured exchange of classified or unclassified threat intelligence, incident data, and strategic insights among government agencies, military entities, intelligence communities, and international allies. Its primary goal is to bolster collective situational awareness, strengthen defensive postures against advanced persistent threats, and enable synchronized counter-operations.
BACKGROUND
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) is a United States federal law designed to "improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes". The law allows the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies. Opponents question CISA's value, believing it will move responsibility from private businesses to the government, thereby increasing vulnerability of personal private information, as well as dispersing personal private information across seven government agencies, including the NSA and local police.
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- Intelligence exchange
- Data sharing
- Threat information sharing
- Intel sharing
- Collaborative intelligence
- Secure information exchange
- Fusion intelligence
USAGE NOTE
In military and intelligence operations, secure and timely information sharing is paramount for achieving common operational pictures and mounting effective, coordinated responses to national security threats.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Information Sharing.
CISA, a U.S. government agency, develops and operates platforms like Automated Indicator Sharing (AIS) to enable the rapid sharing of cyber threat indicators between the U.S. government and the private sector, and among private sector entities.
Recorded Future provides a threat intelligence platform that collects, analyzes, and shares real-time intelligence from open, dark, and technical web sources, enabling organizations to understand and act on threats.
Mandiant, now part of Google Cloud, offers a dynamic threat intelligence platform and services that collect, analyze, and share critical threat data and expert insights across the cybersecurity community.
CrowdStrike's Falcon platform leverages cloud-native architecture to collect and share threat telemetry from endpoints globally, providing real-time threat intelligence and automated protections across its customer base.
Anomali develops a Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) that aggregates, correlates, and analyzes threat intelligence from various sources, enabling organizations to operationalize and share relevant insights to improve defenses.
MITRE develops foundational frameworks and standards such as STIX (Structured Threat Information eXpression) and TAXII (Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information), which are critical for standardizing and automating the exchange of cyber threat intelligence.
FS-ISAC provides a global platform and community for the financial services industry to share timely, actionable threat intelligence and collaborate on cybersecurity defense strategies.
Palo Alto Networks integrates threat intelligence from its Unit 42 research team and global sensor network into its security products, facilitating the sharing of IOCs and attack techniques across its customer base and the broader community.