CERT group to sell cyber-threat warnings
One of the U.S. government's front-line defenses against cyber-sabotage will begin selling its early warnings about the latest Internet threats, something it used to share only with federal agencies.
The shift comes as the taxpayer-funded CERT Coordination Center, formerly known as the
Computer Emergency Response Team, joins a prominent electronics trade association to form a
new "Internet Security Alliance."
The effort, to be announced here Thursday, would distribute up-to-the-minute warnings to
international corporations about cyber-threats, offer security advice and ultimately establish a seal program to certify the security of companies' computer networks. Companies would pay $2,500 to $70,000 annually, depending on their revenue, and in exchange would receive warnings about new Internet threats generally 45 days before anyone else.
