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US Spy Agencies Will Start Sharing More Cyber-Threat Intelligence with Private Companies (msn.com) 17

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Wall Street Journal: U.S. spy agencies will share more intelligence with U.S. companies, nongovernmental organizations and academia under a new strategy released this week that acknowledges concerns over new threats, such as another pandemic and increasing cyberattacks. The National Intelligence Strategy, which sets broad goals for the sprawling U.S. intelligence community, says that spy agencies must reach beyond the traditional walls of secrecy and partner with outside groups to detect and deter supply-chain disruptions, infectious diseases and other growing transnational threats. The intelligence community "must rethink its approach to exchanging information and insights," the strategy says.

The U.S. government in recent years has begun sharing vast amounts of cyber-threat intelligence with U.S. companies, utilities and others who are often the main targets of foreign hackers, as well as information on foreign-influence operations with social-media companies... The emphasis on greater intelligence sharing is part of a broader trend toward declassification that the Biden administration has pursued.

"The new strategy is meant to guide 18 U.S. intelligence agencies with an annual budget of about $90 billion... "
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US Spy Agencies Will Start Sharing More Cyber-Threat Intelligence with Private Companies

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  • by oldgraybeard ( 2939809 ) on Saturday August 12, 2023 @12:43PM (#63762366)
    the messy, nasty stuff to a place where transparency is not allowed. This is all about who is running things and keeping them power!
  • Now eliminate ip. Or don't. IDGAF
  • Good start (Score:4, Insightful)

    by bubblyceiling ( 7940768 ) on Saturday August 12, 2023 @01:17PM (#63762416)
    Absolutely. Transparency will only help us all work towards a better society

    the culture of secrecy only helps provide a weakness for adversaries to exploit.
  • About time. (Score:4, Interesting)

    by XXongo ( 3986865 ) on Saturday August 12, 2023 @02:10PM (#63762534) Homepage
    About time.

    Previously the idea was that when they find a vulnerability, they keep it secret so they can exploit it themselves. I guess somebody finally realized that the harm to us done by letting a vulnerability remain unpatched outweighs the benefit of using it to spy on people we don't like.

  • It is hard to believe that anyone could see anything going wrong when our government makes common cause with large corporations. Both the corporations and the government have along history of only acting in all of our best interests

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