Security News > 2022 > May > How effective are public-private partnerships?

The study - which surveyed 100 Federal and 100 private sector cybersecurity decision-makers - found that data privacy concerns and trust issues hold public-private partnerships back.

The ideal ways for public and private organizations to work together to reduce cyber risk are - a government-led committee of private and public cybersecurity leaders, government-issued directives for both public and private organizations, a private organization-led committee of public and private cybersecurity leaders, and both sectors working individually, only sharing information that is believed relevant.

Private sector decision-makers significantly prefer a government-led committee, while public sector decision-makers significantly prefer for both sectors to work individually.

"Improving communication and trust between the public and private sectors is key to reducing cybersecurity risks," said Nicole Burdette, principal, MeriTalk.

"From MeriTalk's perspective at the heart of government IT, it's gratifying to see cyber decision-makers say President Biden's Cybersecurity Executive Order prompted their organization to review internal processes and rethink the way they collaborate with public and private sector partners."

"It's encouraging that the data illustrates a general appreciation and respect for public-private partnerships and the role they play in reducing cyber risk. Given the increase in cyberattacks worldwide, it's critically important for public and private sectors to find common ground, create a sustainable blueprint, execute on sharing information across the ecosystem, and make these partnerships work," said Linda Gray Martin, VP, RSA Conference.

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