DHS to unveil replacement council for critical infrastructure cybersecurity
DHS to launch ANCHOR-CI, a new council for critical infrastructure cybersecurity information sharing.
The Department of Homeland Security is re-establishing a critical cybersecurity information sharing initiative with private sector critical infrastructure operators. The new Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience – Critical Infrastructure (ANCHOR-CI) program aims to replace the disbanded Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC). ANCHOR-CI will facilitate collaboration between government agencies and private sector entities to discuss threats, vulnerabilities, and recommendations for securing critical infrastructure, with key meetings exempt from public transparency laws.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonThe disbandment of CIPAC and the subsequent need to create ANCHOR-CI highlights the critical risk of allowing formal government-private sector cybersecurity coordination mechanisms to lapse. Gaps in structured information sharing leave critical infrastructure operators without timely threat intelligence and coordinated response frameworks, increasing national exposure to sophisticated attacks. The exemption of key meetings from public transparency laws raises governance concerns but reflects the sensitive nature of threat discussions involving operational infrastructure. Continuity of public-private partnership programs is itself a security control — when these channels break down, vulnerabilities and emerging threats may go unaddressed longer than acceptable.