CISA will work alongside leading US tech companies as part of its new Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative initiative.
The US government has announced that it will partner with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies as part of a new initiative aimed at bolstering the country’s cyber defenses. The initiative, called the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), will see the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA) work alongside leading technology providers, cybersecurity firms and telecoms to create and execute new cyber defense operations plans. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the JCDC will initially focus on combating ransomware and other cyberattacks on cloud computing providers to avoid situations like the recent Kaseya supply-chain ransomware attack which occurred earlier this summer. CISA director Jen Easterly explained in a press release how the JCDC will help the US government as well as businesses deal with the most serious cyber threats to the country, saying: “The JCDC presents an exciting and important opportunity for this agency and our partners – the creation of a unique planning capability to be proactive vice reactive in our collective approach to dealing with the most serious cyber threats to our nation.
