Government agencies are usually behind the curve when it comes to understanding the latest cybersecurity threats and solutions, and they need the tech industry to help keep them in the loop, according to a White House cyber official.
As the White House looks to standardize cyber capabilities across government, both agencies and the private sector must to do a better job sharing data on potential threats amongst themselves, said Joshua Moses, director of cybersecurity performance and risk management at the Office of Management and Budget.
He also said the government will be slow to adopt new protections if companies don’t frequently update feds on the new capabilities they develop.
“The open source [community] recognizes that you’re all in it together, that there’s benefit to be gained by sharing that information. That’s frankly what we’re asking all agencies to do as well,” Moses said Tuesday at Red Hat’s OPEN FIRST conference.
“It also means [industry] need[s] to get involved … sharing information early and often,” he added. “If we don’t know that information, then we can’t disseminate it, so we’re going to continue to have our lunch eaten.”
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