The U.S. telecom sector is strengthening its cybersecurity coordination efforts with the launch of a new private ISAC designed to help major communications companies respond more effectively to AI-powered cyberattacks, state-backed espionage campaigns, and emerging threats targeting national communications infrastructure. 

The Communications Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, known as the C2 ISAC, was created by some of the country’s largest telecommunications providers to establish a more confidential environment for exchanging cybersecurity intelligence. The founding members include AT&T, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Lumen, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Zayo. The chief information ...