Barracuda, ReversingLabs, Telefónica and Zscaler associate with Cyber Threat Alliance

McAfee Labs, Palo Alto Networks and Symantec, co-founders of the cyber threat alliance, have announced that Barracuda Networks, ReversingLabs, Telefónica and Zscaler have joined the Cyber Threat Alliance in their efforts to make united progress in the fight against sophisticated cyber adversaries.

“We appreciate the charter of the Cyber Threat Alliance and believe there should be closer collaboration across security researchers, industry, education, and government. We look forward to sharing critical data across threat vectors that can be leveraged not only for delivering Total Threat Protection for our customers but also toward benefiting the community as a whole,” said Stephen Pao, GM – Security, Barracuda, which provides cloud-connected security and storage solutions that simplify IT

“Telefónica firmly believes that the collaboration against cybercrime with the leading companies in the security practice will lead us to a better cyber-resilience in the digital world. We are excited about the opportunity to work with the CTA members,” said Pedro Pablo Pérez, CyberSecurity Director, Telefónica, which is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world.

“Organizations combating today’s cyber threats require both internal monitoring and external context to identify an adversary’s intentions and tactics. The Cyber Threat Alliance provides a collaborative vehicle for sharing critical external information and improving identification of advanced threats," said Mario Vuksan, CEO, ReversingLabs, which provides enterprises and security vendors a foundation for protecting digital assets.

“The exchange of actionable threat intelligence fostered by the Cyber Threat Alliance is a critical step toward a new level of industry collaboration that will result in greater security for vendors and clients alike,” said Michael Sutton, Vice-President, Security Research for Zscaler, which provides a Security-as-a-Service platform delivering a safe and productive Internet experience.

While past industry efforts have often been limited to the exchange of malware samples, the Cyber Threat Alliance provides more actionable threat intelligence from contributing members, including information on zero-day vulnerabilities, botnet command and control (C&C) server information, mobile threats, and indicators of compromise (IoCs) related to advanced persistent threats (APTs), as well as the commonly-shared malware samples. By raising the industry's collective actionable intelligence, alliance participants will be able to deliver greater security for individual customers and organizations.