In today’s interconnected world, cybersecurity resilience depends on coordinated action across sectors.

What steps are organizations taking to enhance cyber collaboration? How has reliance on external partnerships changed over the past three years? What role does collective action play in mitigating threats, improving response times, and securing critical infrastructure? And what challenges remain?

MeriTalk and RSAC™ Conference (RSAC) surveyed 100 Federal and 100 private sector cybersecurity decision-makers to examine how cybersecurity leaders are building cohesive defense strategies through modern security practices, community collaboration, and collective action.

The study explores:

• Breadth of shared cyberthreat intelligence
• Depth of supply chain and third-party risk monitoring
• Maturity of zero trust security implementation
• Adoption of shared cloud security and interoperability standards
• Integration of AI and automation for incident response
• Effectiveness of cross-sector cybersecurity initiatives