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DHS Selects Texas School As Cyber Information Sharing Standards Organization

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

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DHS Selects Texas School As Cyber Information Sharing Standards Organization

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in early September selected the Univ. of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to lead an effort with various stakeholders to identify a common set of voluntary standards or guidelines for the creation and functioning of new cyber security information sharing organizations as outlined by a presidential executive order earlier this year.As the Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAO) Standards Organization, UTSA will lead a team that includes the Logistics Management Institute and the Retail…

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