"Quad Countries Prepare For Info Sharing on Critical Infrastructure"

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is working on a new information-sharing agreement that would help its four members improve cyber-resilience and their response to critical infrastructure (CNI) threats.  The four members of the group are the US, Japan, India, and Australia.  They aim to reach an agreement by May when they meet in Australia.  The cybersecurity agencies of each government will share information on CNI threats passed on to them by the private sector operators of essential services.  The Quad also wants to agree on common security standards to align procurement of security management and data encryption systems.  That could ensure greater interoperability of systems and minimum baseline security so that they all work well together in an emergency.  A joint statement issued by the Quad following a meeting in New Delhi in January 2023 highlighted further steps the group will take.  In the longer term, the group has also committed to: "leveraging machine learning and related advanced technologies to enhance cybersecurity; establishing secure channels for Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and private sector threat information sharing; and creating a framework and methodology for ensuring supply chain security and resilience for ICT and operational technology (OT) systems of critical sectors."

Infosecurity reports: "Quad Countries Prepare For Info Sharing on Critical Infrastructure"