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In the event of a cyber attack, the efficient production and utilisation of situational information is achieved by sharing information with other actors. In our research, we have discovered how information related to cyber security can be shared online as efficiently as possible between organisations. We used the constructive method to implement a cyber sercurity information sharing network using the Malware Information Sharing Project (MISP). The model was tested in a pilot exercise in fall 2021. The key findings in connection with the pilot showed that it is particularly important for the recipient of information security information how quickly and accurately the information security event is described. In order to help quick reaction, it would also be necessary to implement informal channels, through which security information can be shared easily without structured event descriptions.
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This research was partially funded by the Regional Council of Central Finland/Council of Tampere Region and European Regional Development Fund as part of the Health Care Cyber Range (HCCR) project of JAMK University of Applied Sciences Institute of Information Technology (grant number A74537) and by the Resilience of Modern Value Chains in a Sustainable Energy System project, co-funded by the European Union and the Regional Council of Central Finland (grant number J10052). The authors would like to thank Ms. Tuula Kotikoski for proofreading the manuscript and Mr. Henri Tervakoski for installing all the MISP instances and configurations which were used in exercise.
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Hautamäki, J., Kokkonen, T., Sipola, T. (2024). Cyber Security Information Sharing During a Large Scale Real Life Cyber Security Exercise. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Dzemyda, G., Moreira, F., Poniszewska-Marańda, A. (eds) Good Practices and New Perspectives in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 987. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60221-4_5
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