Major US Telecom Providers Debut C2 ISAC To Counter AI-driven Threats
Eight of the leading communications companies in the United States have created a new cybersecurity alliance that aims to improve threat intelligence sharing within the telecommunications industry, amid growing concerns about AI cyberattacks, state-sponsored espionage, and infrastructure attacks.
The new cybersecurity partnership, the Communications Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (C2 ISAC), has been launched by eight leading US communications firms, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Comcast, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Lumen Technologies, and Zayo.
The telecommunications industry fears that none of the companies have sufficient presence to effectively monitor and respond to increasingly coordinated cyberattacks. According to the founding companies, the increasing involvement of AI is contributing to both the sophistication and the magnitude of cyberattacks.
Rich Baich, the Chief Information Security Officer of AT&T and the first chairperson of the C2 ISAC board, believes the communications sector is experiencing “more sophisticated and persistent” cyberattacks.
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