We are working on a consensus model, anticipating that the mechanism will be self-funding, without government assistance. Most importantly, the mechanism will be open to the entire IT and Internet industry. It will work closely with other information sharing mechanisms in other sectors, such as that which already exists for the banking sector. The bottom line is developing trust within industries, across industries, and between industries and government. Without that trust, the level of information sharing needed will be difficult to achieve.
Global awareness is also a key to success.
Cybercrime can be conducted from Kingston or Kiev. Companies all over the world sustained real financial losses. The Internet is a global medium and many of the largest e-commerce players on the web are multinational corporations. By definition, a national security approach to information security is going to fall short. Global best practices for prevention are required as are harmonized approaches to law enforcement and jurisprudence.