www.darkreading.com Open in urlscan Pro
2606:4700::6811:7563  Public Scan

Form analysis
0 forms found in the DOM

Text Content

The Edge
DR Tech
Sections
Close
Back
Sections
Featured Sections
The Edge
Dark Reading Technology
Attacks / Breaches

Cloud

ICS/OT

Remote Workforce

Perimeter

Analytics
Security Monitoring

Security Monitoring
App Sec
Database Security

Database Security
Risk
Compliance

Compliance
Threat Intelligence

Endpoint
AuthenticationMobile SecurityPrivacy

AuthenticationMobile SecurityPrivacy
Vulnerabilities / Threats
Advanced ThreatsInsider ThreatsVulnerability Management

Advanced ThreatsInsider ThreatsVulnerability Management
Operations
Identity & Access ManagementCareers & People

Identity & Access ManagementCareers & People
Physical Security

IoT

Black Hat news
Omdia Research
Security Now
Events
Close
Back
Events
Events
 * Anatomy of a Data Breach - A Dark Reading June 22 Event
   
 * Black Hat USA - August 5-10 - Learn More
   

Webinars
 * Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: A Match Made in Heaven or
   a Hack Waiting to Happen?
   May 09, 2023
 * Unleashing AI to Assess Cybersecurity Risk
   May 11, 2023

Resources
Close
Back
Resources
Dark Reading Library >
Webinars >
Reports >
Slideshows >
White Papers >
Partner Perspectives: Microsoft
Tech Library >

Newsletter

The Edge
DR Tech
Sections
Close
Back
Sections
Featured Sections
The Edge
Dark Reading Technology
Attacks / Breaches

Cloud

ICS/OT

Remote Workforce

Perimeter

Analytics
Security Monitoring

Security Monitoring
App Sec
Database Security

Database Security
Risk
Compliance

Compliance
Threat Intelligence

Endpoint
AuthenticationMobile SecurityPrivacy

AuthenticationMobile SecurityPrivacy
Vulnerabilities / Threats
Advanced ThreatsInsider ThreatsVulnerability Management

Advanced ThreatsInsider ThreatsVulnerability Management
Operations
Identity & Access ManagementCareers & People

Identity & Access ManagementCareers & People
Physical Security

IoT

Black Hat news
Omdia Research
Security Now
Events
Close
Back
Events
Events
 * Anatomy of a Data Breach - A Dark Reading June 22 Event
   
 * Black Hat USA - August 5-10 - Learn More
   

Webinars
 * Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: A Match Made in Heaven or
   a Hack Waiting to Happen?
   May 09, 2023
 * Unleashing AI to Assess Cybersecurity Risk
   May 11, 2023

Resources
Close
Back
Resources
Dark Reading Library >
Webinars >
Reports >
Slideshows >
White Papers >
Partner Perspectives: Microsoft
Tech Library >
The Edge
DR Tech
Sections
Close
Back
Sections
Featured Sections
The Edge
Dark Reading Technology
Attacks / Breaches

Cloud

ICS/OT

Remote Workforce

Perimeter

Analytics
Security Monitoring

Security Monitoring
App Sec
Database Security

Database Security
Risk
Compliance

Compliance
Threat Intelligence

Endpoint
AuthenticationMobile SecurityPrivacy

AuthenticationMobile SecurityPrivacy
Vulnerabilities / Threats
Advanced ThreatsInsider ThreatsVulnerability Management

Advanced ThreatsInsider ThreatsVulnerability Management
Operations
Identity & Access ManagementCareers & People

Identity & Access ManagementCareers & People
Physical Security

IoT

Black Hat news
Omdia Research
Security Now
Events
Close
Back
Events
Events
 * Anatomy of a Data Breach - A Dark Reading June 22 Event
   
 * Black Hat USA - August 5-10 - Learn More
   

Webinars
 * Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: A Match Made in Heaven or
   a Hack Waiting to Happen?
   May 09, 2023
 * Unleashing AI to Assess Cybersecurity Risk
   May 11, 2023

Resources
Close
Back
Resources
Dark Reading Library >
Webinars >
Reports >
Slideshows >
White Papers >
Partner Perspectives: Microsoft
Tech Library >

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Newsletter
SEARCH
A minimum of 3 characters are required to be typed in the search bar in order to
perform a search.




Announcements
 1. 
 2. 
 3. 

Event
How to Launch a Threat Hunting Program | Webinar <REGISTER>
Event
How to Accelerate XDR Outcomes: Bridging the Gap Between Network and Endpoint |
Webinar <REGISTER>
Report
Black Hat USA 2022 Attendee Report | Supply Chain & Cloud Security Risks Are Top
of Mind | <READ IT NOW>
PreviousNext

Threat Intelligence

3 MIN READ

Commentary



HOW PUBLIC-PRIVATE INFORMATION SHARING CAN LEVEL THE CYBERSECURITY PLAYING FIELD

Sharing information is critical to help organizations protect data and systems.
To be even more effective, collaboration should be inclusive — vendors,
researchers, and private companies large and small.
Mike Wiacek
Founder & CEO, Stairwell
May 04, 2023
Source: Stuart Miles via Alamy Stock Photo
PDF


The National Cybersecurity Strategy, released in March, calls for technology
providers to assume more responsibility for maintaining the security of computer
systems, rather than have individuals and small businesses shoulder the risk.
But there's another potential equalizer that, if done right, can help
organizations get a leg up despite having fewer resources than large companies:
public-private information sharing.



Effective and efficient public-private collaboration can help democratize
information and strengthen the security posture of all companies, regardless of
size. Today, most cybersecurity is built for the one-percenters of the tech
world, who have the financial resources and cybersecurity staff and expertise to
defend and mitigate with relative ease compared with smaller companies without
those resources. Yet, when the bigger companies get hacked, they effectively
pass along the costs of a breach to their customers. The same attack on a
smaller organization can destroy its business. Shifting the cybersecurity
liability will help repair the trickle-down cost burden, but better information
sharing will level the cybersecurity playing field across the industry.


EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

The 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) has increased the amount
of exchange of cyber-threat information between the government and the private
sector. Private companies report cyber incidents and the government shares
cyber-threat information. While some private organizations are hesitant to share
information either out of legal or regulatory concerns or worry that it may be
misused, security vendors and researchers are more motivated to participate.

The government invites security researchers to collaborative working sessions on
a regular basis to swap threat intelligence, but the groups tend to be exclusive
and limited to the big vendors. The argument is that working with fewer but
larger vendors will minimize the chance of leaks while protecting the most
people because they'll have more threat intel to share. But I would argue that
making the research collaborations more inclusive would not only level the
playing field among vendors but also increase the diversity of threat intel
sources and apply more human expert intelligence to the problems. The industry
will have better defenses collectively if it is less siloed with its
information-sharing processes.



Security researchers understand this and are sharing information and resources
on a grass roots level. Offensive "red teams" are applying their knowledge to
defensive "blue team" activities. And researchers are helping each other make
better use of tools like YARA, which was created to enable malware research.
Researchers are swapping information about pattern detection in malicious files
that other researchers are testing out. They even organized a "#100daysofYARA"
campaign on Twitter last year to challenge more people to learn new techniques
for creating YARA rules that everyone can benefit from. Security researchers are
also releasing projects on platforms like GitHub for others to benefit from.
This strengthens the ecosystem and advances the field of learning in a space
where attackers have the clear advantage.

The National Cybersecurity Strategy also suggests technology solutions to enable
collaboration and data exchange for defensive efforts. Specifically,
machine-to-machine data sharing and security orchestration can complement
human-to-human collaboration efforts to drive threat response at machine speed,
the plan advises.




OVERWHELMED BY DATA

I support that approach, with a caveat. I find that most organizations are
drowning in data and struggle to operationalize their threat intelligence
effectively now. Therefore, the solution isn't necessarily to increase the
volume (although that can help in some cases), but to enable businesses to
analyze it and make it actionable. A good analogy is the atmospheric storms that
have dumped record amounts of rain on drought-stricken California. At a certain
point, reservoirs overflow. The state needs the right resources and
infrastructure to manage the influx and retain it properly for long-term use.
For security, organizations need the right people, processes, and technology to
be able to operationalize threat intelligence at scale.

It's heartening to see the Biden administration make such a bold plan and
call-to-action to address the cybersecurity issues that put our country at risk.
Public-private information sharing is critical to enable organizations, private
businesses, and government to protect the data and systems our economy and
public safety rely on. For the efforts to be even more effective, the
collaboration needs to be inclusive and representative of the security industry
as a whole.

Vulnerabilities/ThreatsAttacks/Breaches

Keep up with the latest cybersecurity threats, newly-discovered vulnerabilities,
data breach information, and emerging trends. Delivered daily or weekly right to
your email inbox.
Subscribe

More Insights
White Papers
 * 
   9 Traits You Need to Succeed as a Cybersecurity Leader
 * 
   The Ultimate Guide to the CISSP

More White Papers
Webinars
 * 
   Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: A Match Made in Heaven or
   a Hack Waiting to Happen?
 * 
   Unleashing AI to Assess Cybersecurity Risk

More Webinars
Reports
 * 
   Successfully Managing Identity in Modern Cloud and Hybrid Environments
 * 
   The 10 Most Impactful Types of Vulnerabilities for Enterprises Today

More Reports

Editors' Choice
7 Things Your Ransomware Response Playbook Is Likely Missing
Becky Bracken, Editor, Dark Reading
Samsung Engineers Feed Sensitive Data to ChatGPT, Sparking Workplace AI Warnings
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
LastPass Breach Reveals Important Lessons
Mike Walters, VP of Vulnerability and Threat Research & Co-Founder, Action1
Corporation
FIN7, Former Conti Gang Members Collaborate on 'Domino' Malware
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Webinars
 * Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: A Match Made in Heaven or
   a Hack Waiting to Happen?
 * Unleashing AI to Assess Cybersecurity Risk
 * Puzzled by Patching: Solve Endpoint Pains
 * Building the SOC of the Future: Next-Gen Security Operations
 * Everything you Need to Know about DNS Attacks

More Webinars
Reports
 * Successfully Managing Identity in Modern Cloud and Hybrid Environments
 * The 10 Most Impactful Types of Vulnerabilities for Enterprises Today
 * Shoring Up the Software Supply Chain Across Enterprise Applications
 * The Promise and Reality of Cloud Security
 * 10 Hot Talks From Black Hat USA 2022

More Reports

White Papers
 * 9 Traits You Need to Succeed as a Cybersecurity Leader
 * The Ultimate Guide to the CISSP
 * ESG Report: Automated Application Security Testing for Faster Development
 * The 3 Approaches to Breach & Attack Simulation Technologies
 * Cybersecurity in a post pandemic world: A focus on financial services

More White Papers
Events
 * Anatomy of a Data Breach - A Dark Reading June 22 Event
 * Black Hat USA - August 5-10 - Learn More
 * Black Hat Asia - May 9-12 - Learn More

More Events
More Insights
White Papers
 * 
   9 Traits You Need to Succeed as a Cybersecurity Leader
 * 
   The Ultimate Guide to the CISSP

More White Papers
Webinars
 * 
   Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: A Match Made in Heaven or
   a Hack Waiting to Happen?
 * 
   Unleashing AI to Assess Cybersecurity Risk

More Webinars
Reports
 * 
   Successfully Managing Identity in Modern Cloud and Hybrid Environments
 * 
   The 10 Most Impactful Types of Vulnerabilities for Enterprises Today

More Reports

DISCOVER MORE FROM INFORMA TECH

 * Interop
 * InformationWeek
 * Network Computing
 * ITPro Today

 * Data Center Knowledge
 * Black Hat
 * Omdia

WORKING WITH US

 * About Us
 * Advertise
 * Reprints

FOLLOW DARK READING ON SOCIAL

 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 


 * Home
 * Cookies
 * Privacy
 * Terms



Copyright © 2023 Informa PLC Informa UK Limited is a company registered in
England and Wales with company number 1072954 whose registered office is 5
Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG.





Cookies Button


ABOUT COOKIES ON THIS SITE

We and our partners use cookies to enhance your website experience, learn how
our site is used, offer personalised features, measure the effectiveness of our
services, and tailor content and ads to your interests while you navigate on the
web or interact with us across devices. You can choose to accept all of these
cookies or only essential cookies. To learn more or manage your preferences,
click “Settings”. For further information about the data we collect from you,
please see our Privacy Policy

Accept All
Settings



COOKIE PREFERENCE CENTER

When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your
browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you,
your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you
expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can
give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to
privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the
different category headings to find out more and change our default settings.
However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site
and the services we are able to offer.
More information
Allow All


MANAGE CONSENT PREFERENCES

STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched
off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you
which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy
preferences, logging in or filling in forms.    You can set your browser to
block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then
work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Cookies Details‎

PERFORMANCE COOKIES

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and
improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the
most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.    All
information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you
do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and
will not be able to monitor its performance.

Cookies Details‎

FUNCTIONAL COOKIES

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and
personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose
services we have added to our pages.    If you do not allow these cookies then
some or all of these services may not function properly.

Cookies Details‎

TARGETING COOKIES

Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may
be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you
relevant adverts on other sites.    They do not store directly personal
information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet
device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted
advertising.

Cookies Details‎
Back Button


BACK



Search Icon
Filter Icon

Clear
checkbox label label
Apply Cancel
Consent Leg.Interest
checkbox label label
checkbox label label
checkbox label label

 * 
   
   View Cookies
   
    * Name
      cookie name

Confirm My Choices