Cyber Threat Intelligence League Explained
Cyber Threat Intelligence League |
Trading Name: | CTI League |
Founded: | March 14, 2020 |
The Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) League is a cybersecurity group formed in 2020 which focuses on healthcare organizations.[1] [2] [3]
Analysis of content on cybercrime forums related to targeted of healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic,[4] [5] showed that healthcare organizations were targeted in "every populated content", with nearly two-thirds of being within North America and Europe.[6] The CTI League website lists the goals of the group are to reduce or neutralize threats to medical organizations and support law enforcement agencies in combating public safety threats.
In 2020, WIRED magazine recognized the CTI League in its 'WIRED25: People Who Are Making Things Better' list.[7] The magazine highlighted the league's formation of a 1,500-member volunteer team to defend healthcare sectors against cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CTI League was chosen as one of the 2020 Difference Maker Award Winners by the SANS Institute.[8] The award recognized the league's rapid growth and significant contribution in neutralizing cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Membership
Members of the group are volunteer Cyber threat intelligence experts, law-enforcement and government personnel.[9] [10] The CTI-League was founded by:
In 2020, membership in the group was over 1400 volunteers from 76 countries.
Censorship Accusations
In 2023, it was claimed that the CTIL had been working on behalf of government agencies, including the United States Department of Homeland Security, to influence public opinion and censor information online.[3] [11]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Menn . Joseph . 2020-03-26 . Cybersecurity experts come together to fight coronavirus-related hacking . en-US . Reuters . 2023-12-05.
- Sonner . Kehrt . September 29, 2020 . The Cyber-Avengers Protecting Hospitals From Ransomware . .
- Shellenberger Testimony (December 23, 2023) Censorship Laundering By The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security (Testimony by Michael Shellenberger to Homeland Security Subcommittee for Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability); United States Congress
- Web site: Jai . Vijayan. February 11, 2021 . Growing Collaboration Among Criminal Groups Heightens Ransomware Threat for Healthcare Sector . 2023-12-05 . Dark Reading . en.
- Web site: CTI League . 2021 . Cyber Threat Intelligence League . CTI-League: Darknet Report 2021 .
- Web site: CyberPeace Institute . March 2021 . Playing with Lives: Cyberattacks on Healthcare are Attacks on People . The CyberPeace Institute.
- Hacia . Graham . Meet This Year's WIRED25: People Who Are Making Things Better . Wired.
- Web site: SANS 2020 Difference Maker Awards . SANS Institute.
- Web site: Lyngaas . Sean . 2020-04-21 . Volunteer cybersecurity pros say they've stymied hacks against health care organizations . 2023-12-05 . CyberScoop . en-US.
- Web site: . April 21, 2020 . Thank you to @CTIleague volunteers for working to manage risk and identify #vulnerabilities in the nation’s medical sector. You’ve already accomplished so much in a short period of time and you’re just getting started! . 2023-12-05 . X (formerly Twitter) . en.
- Shellenberger Testimony (March 9, 2023) The Censorship Industrial Complex (U.S. Government Support For Domestic Censorship And Disinformation Campaigns, 2016 - 2022); United States House Committee on the Judiciary