Big guns join forces to fight cyber attacks

Microsoft and Oracle are working with 19 other computer firms to set up an organisation designed to protect companies from hackers.

By Chris Holbrook, 16 January 2001 15:40

NEWS The firms will share reports of electronic threats, solutions and countermeasures through a 24-hour information technology sharing and analysis centre. Members meet for the first time today to begin preliminary discussions on clarifying the nature of information to be shared between themselves and also with the US government. Information on serious threats is unlikely to reach the public domain but will be kept confidential. Other firms included in the treaty include AT&T, Cisco, IBM and HP who will each pay $5,000 to be part of the group. Atlanta-based company Internet Security Systems will run the $750,000 centre.

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