The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a new initiative, in which it will partner with several tech companies to bolster the U.S.’s defences against cyber threats. Named the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, the effort aims to combat ransomware and cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. The announcement comes after a string of high-profile attacks, such as those on the Colonial Pipeline, JBS Food and Kaseya.
Jen Easterly, director of the agency, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement: “This will uniquely bring people together in peacetime, so that we can plan for how we’re going to respond in wartime.”
