During our Open House Member Meeting on 4 November 2015 at European Utility Week, Chris Blask (Chair ICS-ISAC, US and executive director of Webster University’s Cyberspace Research Institute) will share his lessons learned in cyber security information sharing models in the US.
US Government encourages the voluntary formation of organizations establishing mechanism to share cyber information
Within the US, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through DHS 13691 is looking to foster the creation of 200 ISAOs in the US over the next three years, as compared to the dozen or two ISACs that have been created to date. The president of the United States declares in DHS 13691:
“Organizations engaged in the sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and incidents play an invaluable role … The purpose of this order is to encourage the voluntary formation of such organizations, to establish mechanisms to continually improve the capabilities and functions of these organizations ….”
“… private companies, nonprofit organizations, executive departments and agencies (agencies), and other entities must be able to share information related to cybersecurity risks and incidents and collaborate to respond in as close to real time as possible.”
The progress of information sharing to date
This is pertinent to the conversation and the talk in Vienna, according to Mr. Blask, because it indicates that the number of sharing organizations is multiplying dramatically. “The EE-ISAC is an example of this increase in sharing centers. This supports the idea that organizations should join the EE-ISAC and become part of this rapidly growing field.”
This is pertinent to the conversation and the talk in Vienna, according to Mr. Blask, because it indicates that the number of sharing organizations is multiplying dramatically. “The EE-ISAC is an example of this increase in sharing centers. This supports the idea that organizations should join the EE-ISAC and become part of this rapidly growing field.”
Mr. Blask, being the chair of the ICS-ISAC for the Industrial Control System sector, will be sharing lessons learned in information sharing as a whole, including the ICS-ISAC but also the evolution of ISAOs in the US and similar sharing centers internationally. “We will be providing the audience an understanding of the progress of information sharing to date and a forecast for the future, including an steps they should consider for their own planning purposes.”
Chris Blask is speaking during the EE-ISAC Open House Member Meeting on 4 November. This session is free-to-attend. Click here for more information and registration!
