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CISA issues user guide on ‘TLP 2.0,’ describing changes to protocol for sharing sensitive information

By Charlie Mitchell / October 3, 2022

CISA is offering guidance on an updated system of designations used in the sharing of sensitive information by government and private-sector entities, with the agency’s switchover to “Traffic Light Protocol 2.0,” developed by the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), coming on Nov. 1.

“TLP is a system of markings that communicates information sharing permissions,” CISA explained in a release last week. “According to FIRST, the purpose of TLP is ‘to facilitate greater sharing of potentially sensitive...


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