By Michael Daniel, CTA President & CEO The start of a new year presents a good opportunity to think strategically. In my case, I have been thinking about how threat intelligence sharing works (or doesn’t) and the role it plays in cybersecurity. We talk a…
By Kathi Whitbey, Business Operations Manager, Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks What’s your favorite time of year? Virus Bulletin (VB) time is mine! The VB Conference is held annually in the fall, in beautiful locations, and it brings together some of the brightest and…
By Michael Daniel, CTA President and CEO Today is World More Than a Password Day. Not exactly the best-known day on the global calendar, especially since the Nonprofit Cyber Coalition created it this year. Still, it’s an important concept and many organizations are devoting an entire day to…
Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest hot topics both inside and outside of technology circles over the last two years. From securing learning devices due to a rise in digital learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, to coping with the fallout of high-profile breaches of national infrastructure…
By Sergio De Los Santos, Head of Innovation and Labs at Telefonica Tech Despite the overwhelming challenges we still face in the world of cyber security, we have come a very long way since the early days of cyber security. Starting from those challenging early days at the…
By Moto Yamamura, COO, SecureBrain In February 2019, SecureBrain formalized our membership and joined forces with Cyber Threat Alliance with the intent to sharing cyber threat intelligence with top security vendors around the world. When it comes to cybersecurity, knowledge about up-and-coming cybersecurity threats is crucial. We…
What inspired you to want to be on the CTA board? “Having spent a significant part of my career in cybersecurity, I’ve always been passionate about enhancing our defenses against the constantly evolving cyber threats. In this regard, I believe a rising tide raises all boats.
By SCILabs, Scitum-Telmex In the increasingly interconnected digital landscape, sharing threat intelligence among organizations has become vital for maintaining robust cybersecurity strategies. Despite its importance, the process grapples with numerous challenges. These include establishing trust and confidentiality, ensuring data standardization, maintaining the quality and relevance of information, managing…
I got into cyber – I fell into cybersecurity essentially by chance; I certainly wasn’t seeking to move into the field. In the mid-2000s, I served as the Intelligence Branch Chief at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where I led the team overseeing the US Intelligence Community’s…
In this blog post, we look at what our members have been saying, through guest blogs and profiles in CTA’s quarterly newsletter, about how we are delivering on the core aspects of our mission: protecting end users, disrupting malicious actors, and elevating overall security. The CTA community knows that we are…