RESTON, Va. and CAMBRIDGE,
Mass., Jan. 19, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- FS-ISAC, the only global cyber intelligence
sharing community solely focused on financial services, announced
today the launch of its Critical Providers Program designed to
strengthen the security of the financial sector's supply chain. As
critical service providers increasingly host, connect, and protect
a substantial percentage of financial institutions' infrastructure,
FS-ISAC created the program to foster continuous collaboration and
information sharing between its member firms and their providers.
This will bolster the industry's protections and preparedness
against sophisticated cyber threats.
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's most
trusted solution to power and protect digital experiences, joins
the Critical Providers Program as founding member to help
facilitate a two-way dialogue with the financial sector about
threat intelligence and cybercriminal tactics.
"As financial services adopt new technologies to evolve the way
they operate and serve customers, critical providers have become
both an important ally to the industry and a target for
cybercriminals," said Teresa
Walsh, Global Head of Intelligence of FS-ISAC. "The
Program will ensure our members efficiently receive accurate and
timely security information from their critical providers. In the
event of a large-scale incident, this will empower our members to
act and/or remediate expeditiously, while arming them with the
pertinent information to brief key stakeholders."
"We are honored to be a founding member of this important
program and applaud FS-ISAC for taking a leadership role in
facilitating direct communication between critical providers and
the financial sector," said Dr. Boaz
Gelbord, Chief Security Officer, Akamai. "We are looking
forward to sharing what we are seeing from the unique vantage point
of our globally distributed edge platform, listening to the
members' experiences, and collaborating on ways to mitigate current
and future risks."
During a large-scale cyber incident or threat involving the
sector and its critical providers, the Program will leverage
FS-ISAC's dedicated communication channels to expedite the
dissemination of accurate information necessary to address the
immediate risks and keep the industry safe.
Note to the Editor
Critical Providers are defined as
non-financial organizations providing network infrastructure and
services that, if impacted by an incident, would in real-time
interrupt a significant amount of core financial services across
the sector, in turn impacting the public's ability to manage
financial transactions.
About FS-ISAC
The Financial Services Information
Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) is the only global cyber
intelligence sharing community solely focused on financial
services. Serving financial institutions and in turn their
customers, the organization leverages its intelligence platform,
resiliency resources, and a trusted peer-to-peer network of experts
to anticipate, mitigate and respond to cyber threats. Headquartered
in the United States, the
organization has offices in the United
Kingdom and Singapore, and
members in more than 70 countries.
To learn more, visit www.fsisac.com. For clarity and
perspective on the future of finance, data, and cybersecurity from
top C-level executives around the world, visit FS-ISAC
Insights. To learn more about joining FS-ISAC as a member,
visit fsisac.com/membership.
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online.
The most innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to secure and
deliver their digital experiences - helping billions of people
live, work, and play every day. With the world's largest and most
trusted edge platform, Akamai keeps apps, code, and experiences
closer to users - and threats farther away.
Learn more about Akamai's security, content delivery, and edge
compute products and
services at www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com,
or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.
For intelligence and insights to help manage security risks,
including blogs such as Akamai Reports Another DoS in Log4j2
(CVE-2021-45105): What You Need to
Know, visit Akamai's Security Threat Hub.
Contacts for Media:
FS-ISAC
Adriana Villasenor
avillasenor@fsisac.com
Akamai
Helen Yang
htse@akamai.com
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