The Defense Department is working aggressively to grant NATO partners regular access to threat information under a cybersecurity memorandum of understanding the United States and NATO signed a year ago, according to a senior defense official.rnThe MOU, inked in September 2008, discusses the types of information the U.S. government and the alliance intend to share such as mutual threats, mitigation strategies, tools and capabilities. It also includes boosting training and exercises between both parties (Inside the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2008, p1).rnUnder the arrangement, U.S. European Command's network defense organizations manage the operational implementation and control of the relationship with NATO's Computer Incident Response Capability, Mark Hall director of the Cyber, Information Assurance Policy and Strategy shop in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, said through a DOD spokesman.rnAlthough NATO is sharing information daily with the United States, the main challenge has been "releasing threat information routinely, especially indicators that would allow NATO personnel to do deeper analysis and investigate whether an intrusion or compromise may have occurred," Hall told ITP. "We are working aggressively on this issue and hope to make progress, little by little."
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