CISA, JCDC, Government and Industry Partners Publish AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook

• The AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook by CISA and JCDC promotes voluntary information sharing to address emerging cybersecurity risks in AI systems, strengthening resilience across critical infrastructure.
• Developed through collaboration with 150 experts and real-world exercises, it guides AI providers, developers, and adopters on incident information sharing and outlines CISA’s role in fostering collective cyber defenses.
• The playbook focuses on collaboration, operational guidance, and evolving strategies to mitigate AI cybersecurity threats without addressing AI ethics, fairness, or safety concerns.

The AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook, released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), offers critical guidance for managing cybersecurity risks in AI systems. Designed for AI providers, developers, and adopters, the playbook promotes voluntary sharing of actionable information related to AI vulnerabilities and incidents, emphasizing proactive collaboration to enhance system resilience.

Developed with contributions from government, private-sector, and international experts, the playbook incorporates insights from tabletop exercises hosted by Microsoft and Scale AI. It aligns with CISA’s AI Roadmap and the 2024 JCDC priorities, ensuring its adaptability to the rapidly evolving AI security landscape. The document highlights key information-sharing mechanisms and clarifies CISA’s actions upon receiving shared data, aiming to build collective defenses across industries.

The playbook underscores the importance of collaboration across stakeholders, offering practical strategies for information exchange while clearly defining its scope. It excludes topics like AI fairness, ethics, or risks to human life, health, or the environment, which are to be managed through separate organizational processes. With periodic updates, the playbook remains a living document, continually evolving to address emerging challenges in AI security.

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