DHS official says info-sharing portal will help assess effectiveness of industry cyber steps

The Department of Homeland Security is looking to use information from industry on cyber-threat indicators to assess the effectiveness of data-security strategies.

The department is planning to “promulgate best practices” for cybersecurity as well as “measure” what's working based on information provided by industry through a portal established under a recently enacted law, according to DHS' Eric Goldstein.

Goldstein's comments on Tuesday at George Washington University offer new details on the operations of the DHS info-sharing network, which was mandated...