WASHINGTON, August 26, 2024 – CTA is pleased to announce receipt of a generous grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support our mission to raise the level of cybersecurity across the digital ecosystem. The funds will be used to create joint reports on cyber threats and their mitigation, combining the knowledge of CTA members and partners.
“I am very pleased that Craig Newmark Philanthropies has decided to support CTA’s mission for a second year,” said Michael Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer of CTA. “We will continue to use the funds to identify under-reported cyber threats or trends and create reports that address those topics. Strong philanthropic support enables organizations to pursue activities that benefit society broadly, including cybersecurity. Craig is a leader in this area, and I urge others to follow suit and expand the amount of funding available for these kinds of public missions.”
Craig’s overall support for improving the protection of the internet continues to be impressive and unprecedented, and his generosity in supporting the CTA mission is very much appreciated.
The Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization that is working to improve the cybersecurity of our global digital ecosystem by enabling near real-time, high-quality cyber threat information sharing among companies and organizations in the cybersecurity field.
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CTA was founded by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Cisco, Fortinet, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks, and Symantec, Enterprise Division of Broadcom. Membership also includes Brandefense, CUJO AI, CyberCX, Gen, Hitachi Systems, Juniper Networks, K7 Computing, LevelBlue Labs, Maltiverse, Minsait, NEC Corporation, Nozomi Networks, NTT, OneFirewall, Outpost 24, Panda Security (WatchGuard), Penta Security, Rapid7, Red Piranha, ReversingLabs, SANDS Lab, Scitum, SecurityScorecard, SK shieldus, SonicWall, Sophos, TEHTRIS, Telefónica Tech, and Tinexta Cyber.
CTA is the industry’s first formally organized nonprofit group of cybersecurity practitioners that work together in good faith to share threat information and improve global defenses against advanced cyber adversaries. CTA’s mission is to facilitate the sharing of actionable intelligence and situational awareness about sophisticated cyber threats to improve its members’ cyber defenses, more effectively disrupt malicious cyber actors around the world and raise the level of cybersecurity throughout the Internet and cyberspace. The alliance is continuing to grow on a global basis, enriching both the quantity and quality of the information that is being shared across the platform. CTA is actively recruiting additional regional players to enhance information sharing to enable a more secure future for all.
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About Craig Newmark Philanthropies:
Craig Newmark is a Web pioneer best known for creating craigslist, which he stepped away from running day-to-day two decades ago. Craig’s full-time philanthropic work focuses on supporting organizations protecting America’s security and democracy. He has given more than $300 million in support of veterans and military families, trustworthy journalism and civic engagement campaigns, cyber security education programs, hunger relief, and pigeon rescue. Craig was influenced by his Sunday School teachers who escaped the Holocaust, set his moral compass, and taught him to treat people like you want to be treated – and how to know when enough is enough. He’s not as funny as he thinks he is.