Information-Sharing Difficulties. One of the main reasons corporations hire former police, FBI, and CIA employees as security staff is that they believe such persons will be able to obtain special, useful in- formation through back channels based on their prior work relationships. This is an inef- ficient and limited means of information sharing, raising legal and ethical concerns. A more efficient system of information sharing is needed. Some difficulties restricting the practice of information sharing between law enforcement and private security include the following: • Companies do not wish to let privileged business information enter the public re- cord. • Companies that report cyber crime may find their corporate records and com- puters seized by police. Department of Homeland Security Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report The DHS/IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report is a summary of open-source published information concerning significant critical infra- structure issues. It presents threat updates, organized by business sector. It also presents links to National Infra- structure Protection Center warnings and other publications and contact information. To subscribe, send request to nip- xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxx. • Companies may not want to speak can- didly at law enforcement–private secu- rity partnership meetings. Competitors could find out their problems, and they may risk charges of antitrust violations if they discuss inappropriate topics. In- formation they give to law enforcement may become public through Freedom of Information Act requests. • Law enforcement may not be comfort- able sharing homeland security-related information with companies that operate in the United States but are owned by foreign entities. • Law enforcement may not be legally permitted to share some information that private security desires, such as criminal histories.
Information-Sharing Difficulties. One of the main reasons corporations hire former police, FBI, and CIA employees as security staff is that they believe such persons will be able to obtain special, useful in- formation through back channels based on their prior work relationships. This is an inef- ficient and limited means of information sharing, raising legal and ethical concerns. A more efficient system of information sharing is needed. Some difficulties restricting the practice of information sharing between law enforcement and private security include the following: • Companies do not wish to let privileged business information enter the public re- cord. • Companies that report cyber crime may find their corporate records and com- puters seized by police. • Companies may not want to speak can- didly at law enforcement-private secu- rity partnership meetings. Competitors could find out their problems, and they may risk charges of antitrust violations if they discuss inappropriate topics. In- formation they give to law enforcement may become public through Freedom of Information Act requests. • Law enforcement may not be comfort- able sharing homeland security-related information with companies that operate in the United States but are owned by foreign entities. • Law enforcement may not be legally permitted to share some information that private security desires, such as criminal histories.
