Public safety and enterprise security firm Motorola Solutions launched a cyber threat information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO) focused on public safety-related information and intelligence.
Recognized by the Federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Motorola’s Public Safety Threat Alliance is part of the government’s information-sharing initiative related to cybersecurity risks and incidents. Membership draws from both the public and private sectors.
The Public Safety Threat Alliance enables members to analyze data from multiple sources and contribute information to the wider cybersecurity public safety community and related stakeholders, according to a Wednesday (April 20) press release.
“The establishment of the Public Safety Threat Alliance fills a critical void, creating a single entity entirely focused on the collection, analysis, production and sharing of actionable public safety-focused cyber threat information and intelligence,” said Billy Bob Brown Jr., executive assistant director for Emergency Communications, CISA.
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“Now, the public safety community is better equipped to focus their cyber threat intelligence and defense efforts on specific adversaries and their malicious cyberattacks,” Brown said.
The Public Safety Threat Alliance will use information from across Motorola Solutions’ Cybersecurity Services, CISA partners, other ISAOs, and nonprofits dedicated to sharing cyber threat intelligence.
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“For example, it’s been reported that there was a 1,885 percent increase in ransomware attacks against governments worldwide in 2021,” said Scott Kaine, corporate vice president of Cybersecurity, Motorola Solutions.
“With cyber threats increasing in scope, scale and complexity, the Public Safety Threat Alliance can help to dramatically increase the efficacy with which intelligence is used to monitor, detect and respond to potential threats before they result in downtime of public safety services,” Kaine said.