

The launch of this parnership between the US public and private sector platform comes after an almost continuous barrage of cyberattacks targeting US government agencies and critical infrastructure, starting with the December 2020 SolarWinds supply-chain attack. Implement coordinated defensive cyber operations. Support joint exercises to improve cyber defense operations Share insight to shape our understanding of cyber defense challenges and opportunities ĭesign whole-of-nation cyber defense plans to address risks

Cyber Command, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with additional Sector Risk Management Agencies (SRMAs) to join the effort at a later time. Government partners already participating include the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. The first industry partners to joint the JCDC include Microsoft, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, AT&T, Crowdstrike, FireEye Mandiant, Lumen, Palo Alto Networks, and Verizon, with plans to expand with more private sector and SLTT partners from across sectors.

"With these extraordinarily capable partners, our initial focus will be on efforts to combat ransomware and developing a planning framework to coordinate incidents affecting cloud service providers." "The industry partners that have agreed to work side-by-side with CISA and our interagency teammates share the same commitment to defending our country’s national critical functions from cyber intrusions, and the imagination to spark new solutions," CISA Director Jen Easterly said. The new initiative's goal is to allow CISA to develop cyber defense plans in collaboration with federal agencies, SLTT (state, local, tribal and territorial) partners, and private sector orgs for national resilience against malicious cyber activity targeting critical infrastructure. CISA has announced the launch of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), a partnership across public and private sectors focused on defending US critical infrastructure from ransomware and other cyber threats.
