Industry should lead cybersecurity partnership

Industry should take the lead in public-private partnerships addressing cybersecurity, while the federal government reinforces the standards private sector organizations establish, according to a report from an association of intelligence and security professionals. An effective strategy for improving cybersecurity in government and industry should incorporate methods for detecting threats against computer networks and information systems, ensuring compliance with established security standards, and responding quickly to cyberattacks, according to a white paper the Intelligence and National Security Alliance released. The role of the private sector should be mostly "self-generated and self-imposed, based on a strong value proposition and market-based incentives," said the report's authors, which included government and industry security experts.