Conceptual framework for cyber defense information sharing within trust relationships

Information and Communication Technologies are increasingly intertwined across the economies and societies of developed countries. Protecting these technologies from cyber-threats requires collaborative relationships for exchanging cyber defense data and an ability to establish trusted relationships. The fact that Communication and Information Systems (CIS) security
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is an international issue increases the complexity of these relationships. Cyber defense collaboration presents specific challenges since most entities would like to share cyber-related data but lack a successful model to do so.