Two major security players – Intel McAfee and Symantec – have team up with other vendors and joined the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA).
The CTA was originally formed by Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks in May this year. The aim of the alliance is to coordinate industry players to combat cyber hackers by collaborating on threats and sharing intelligence.
Information share will include info on zero day vulnerabilities, botnet command and control, mobile threats and shared malware samples.
The CTA has issued an open invitation to other organisations that share in its goals. It hopes that other major league security players will join them. It is offering membership not just to tech vendors, but to government agencies, non profit groups and corporations too.
Symantec VP Adam Bromwich said that because security breaches are bigger, cost more and happen more often, it’s teamed up to be a founding member of the CTA.
Vincent Weafer, a senior VP at Intel McAfee, said the industry need to cooperate and collaborate to prevent such threats. “This cyber alliance provides a critical framework for educating each otheron the infrastructure and evolving tactics behind these attacks, he said.
