We have been encouraged with the model of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) pilot program where DIB companies, ISPs, and the government share information, including classified information, with one another to improve operational security among the participants, much like the model described above. This new entity should utilize lessons from this successful sharing of specific and actionable classified information. In order to utilize private sector and government information, this new active defense entity should coordinate with existing information sharing structures such as the Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs), the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), the.
