Conspiracies aside, automated info-sharing system still faces challenges

Whether or not the Trump White House is trying to cast aspersions on a Department of Homeland Security cyber information-sharing system, the DHS program still faces challenges in the ongoing struggle to develop an effective, national info-sharing ecosystem.

Last month, Foreign Policy reported that the White House was considering launching an investigation into the DHS automated indicator sharing -- AIS -- program for allegedly inappropriately sharing classified information. The point, according to the story, would be to demonstrate that...