The tech giants are among firms signed on to be part of a
Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative intended to combine government and private
skills and resources to fight hackers, according to the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
"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," said
CISA director Jen Easterly.
US President Joe Biden last week expressed concern about the
recent increase in cyberattacks, including via ransomware, which typically see
hackers encrypting victims' data and then demanding money for restored access.
"If we end up in a war, a real shooting war, with a
major power, it's going to be as a consequence of a cyber breach," Biden
said.
Easterly introduced the new collaborative at a Black Hat
cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, where professionals from across the
industry met to share research and innovations.
"Damages from cybercrime is costing the world
trillions; and ransomware has become a scourge," Easterly said in a
keynote presentation at the event.
"I want to focus on strengthening the government's
collaboration with the private sector -- industry, academia, researchers,
hackers."
The new center will be involved in coordinating national
cyber defense and sharing insights into threats, as well as take part in joint
exercises, according to CISA.
Easterly urged more computer security firms to join the
collaborative effort.
The list of those who have already signed on includes Amazon
Web Services, AT&T, Crowdstrike, FireEye, Google and Microsoft.
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