Tech Giants Collaborating in Joint Cyber Defense Initiative
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In recent months, various major cyber incidents have had an impact on US critical infrastructure community and caused downstream consequences to Americans that rely on it for everyday functions.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the standup of a new collaborative effort in order to integrate unique cyber capabilities across multiple federal agencies, many state and local governments, and countless private sector entities to achieve shared objectives.
The new Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) agency effort will lead the development of cyber defense operations plans, and execute those plans in coordination with partners from the federal interagency, private sector, and state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) government stakeholders to drive down risk before an incident and to unify defensive actions should an incident occur.
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The JCDC will design and implement comprehensive, whole-of-nation cyber defense plans to address risks and facilitate coordinated action; share insight to shape joint understanding of challenges and opportunities for cyber defense; implement coordinated defensive cyber operations to prevent and reduce impacts of cyber intrusions; and support joint exercises to improve cyber defense operations.
The initial industry partners that are participating in the JCDC include Amazon Web Services, AT&T, CrowdStrike, FireEye Mandiant, Google Cloud, Lumen, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and Verizon.
Government partners include the Department of Defense, U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with Sector Risk Management Agencies joining the effort, according to the Agency’s announcement.
