Industry's cyber info-sharing bodies see few shutdown impacts; longer-term effects uncertain

The leaders of information sharing groups within the private sector say the partial shutdown has not hindered the government's ability to disseminate cyber-threat indicators to critical infrastructure operators, while the long-term effects on public-private partnerships central to the nation's cybersecurity strategy are less certain.

The Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, or NCCIC, is still sharing crucial information about the latest cyber events and trending threats with critical infrastructure sectors, according to industry sources who receive...