MITRE-led task force proposes plan for cloud service providers to share security data with government

The federal government can boost critical infrastructure cybersecurity by launching a pilot program with cloud service providers to establish a centralized feed of security data, according to a task force led by MITRE and the Cloud Security Alliance.

“U.S. CSPs and third-party risk assessment companies possess world-class capabilities for monitoring risk and tracking adversary activities. However, the CSTF concluded that current data feeds provided by CSPs require improvement to enable real-time threat detection, response, and defense at a national level,”...