ICT task force zeroing in on challenges to info-sharing, will assess lingering legal barriers

The trust factor among participants in a CISA-led supply-chain task force, access to expertise and awareness of the high stakes involved are among the factors propelling a government-industry collaboration that's emerging as a key venue for advancing work on cyber information sharing among other issues.

“There are difficulties, without a doubt” in the current structure around government and industry sharing of threat indicators, said Microsoft vice president of global security Edna Conway, who said legal and other issues are “stepping...