Security News > 2023 > April > Google moves to keep public sector cybersecurity vulnerabilities leashed

Google and The Center for Internet Security, Inc., launched the Google Cloud Alliance this week with the goal of advancing digital security in the public sector.

Google Cloud said it will bring members and services from its Google Cybersecurity Action Team, including insights from its Threat Horizons reports and Mandiant web intelligence division to weigh in on on "Securing the broader technology ecosystem - especially as it relates to cloud posture and overall cybersecurity practices," according to a joint statement.

Google Cloud, which recently created Google Public Sector to support federal, state, and local governments and educational institutions, had announced in Aug. 2021 a $10 billion commitment to public sector security over five years.

The Hacking Policy Council, a division of the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law that will confront legislation aiming to restrict ethical hacking activities such as pen testing, and requires premature disclosure of vulnerabilities to government agencies or the public.

The Security Research Legal Defense Fund, will help fund legal representation for persons that face legal problems due to good faith security research and vulnerability disclosure in cases that would advance cybersecurity for the public interest.

The others include requirements around the identification of vulnerabilities, which he said constitutes a high risk to companies because, in an age of zero trust, sharing vulnerabilities to government entities is functionally the same as sharing it to the wild.

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