Collaborative security should not only be used to benefit the Internet as every organisation contains assets that are critical to the processes and procedures of running the organisations. This includes: Individuals, devices, information, the media and provided services.
These assets are often also shared amongst other companies for a database to be established in order to provide ratings or a reputation engine. This is how the security is being managed on the internet with many organisations and individuals collaborating and working together to make the internet safer. In this case, collaboratively securing would mean that all the organisations involved should set the same cyber security rules or standards to secure the data flowing through each organisation, as any leak from any of the businesses could cause major damage to the organisations involved. If you want your business to collaborate with another business, one needs to make sure that the other company is well protected and has implemented cyber security before proceeding with any critical data transactions.
Collaboration security also does not end after cyber security has been implemented. As cyber threats are always changing, organisations must continue to discuss and share information to help each other stay up to date with the latest cyber threats of today and always try to find better ways to keep the businesses safe for success.
According to the Internet Society, people are what ultimately hold the Internet together with “voluntary cooperation and collaborations that remain essential factors for the Internet’s future”. They have also identified 5 key elements that characterize the approach to collaborative security which include: Fostering confidence and protecting opportunities, Collective Responsibility, Fundamental Properties and Values, Evolution and Consensus, and Thinking Globally while Act Locally. Read their valuable contributions in their article which also include examples of Collaborative Security in Action.