Digital asset firms are being allowed access to information shared with financial institutions to increase security.
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) announced plans for a new cybersecurity resource for the digital asset industry. The initiative is intended to increase cyber threat visibility and response by providing “timely, actionable cybersecurity information to eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations.”
“Digital asset firms are an increasingly important part of the U.S. financial sector, and their resilience is critical to the health of the broader system,“ Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Luke Pettit said. “By extending access to the same high-quality cybersecurity information used by traditional financial institutions, Treasury is helping promote a more secure and responsible digital asset ecosystem.”
Eligible digital asset firms and industry professionals will have the ability to utilize the information the Treasury already shares with financial institutions for free.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For OCCIP officials handling the application of their department’s plans for cybersecurity information expansion.
- For Assistant Secretary Pettit as he oversees the digital asset firms that are allowed access to the Treasury’s resources.
Sources: Department of the Treasury
