Trusted information-sharing mechanisms
Information-sharing among private and public stakeholders is a powerful mechanism to better understand a constantly changing environment. Information-sharing is a form of strategic partnership among key public and private stakeholders. Owners of critical infrastructures could potentially exchange information with public authorities on mitigating emerging risks, threats, and vulnerabilities while public stakeholders could provide on a 'need to know basis’ information on aspects related to the status of national security, including findings based on information collected by intelligence and cyber-crime units. Combining both views give a very powerful insight on how the threat landscape evolves. In this sense, Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) and public-private partnership (PPPs) can be an effective tool, to pool expertise and resources of the private and public sector. In addition, as part of their national strategy, Member States shall also include relevant procedures and appropriate information-sharing tools to support voluntary cybersecurity information sharing between entities in accordance with Union law.
