ITI, USTelecom Form Council to Secure Digital Economy
The Information Technology Industry Council and USTelecom said Friday they're creating the Council to Secure the Digital Economy (CSDE) to find solutions to cybersecurity threats to the tech and telecom sectors, including data breaches. Akamai, AT&T, Intel, Samsung and Verizon…
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are among the group's founding members. CSDE membership “reflects a shared commitment across the leadership of the global information and communications technology sector to pursue security mitigation as intensely as digital innovation,” said USTelecom President Jonathan Spalter in a news release. The group “is committed to building a more resilient ecosystem for consumers, businesses, and the public through improved cybersecurity, trust, accountability, and engagement with government,” said ITI CEO Dean Garfield in the release. “This is exactly the type of industry collaboration needed to help frame the important issues through a shared digital economy lens,” said Chris Krebs, Department of Homeland Security senior official performing the duties of the undersecretary-National Protection and Programs Directorate, in the news release.