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DSAC presents private–public cybersecurity partnership, highlights direct FBI access after company recounts DDoS case
Summary
The Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC) described how membership connects private companies to FBI and DHS resources, citing an Ooma Technologies account of a distributed denial-of-service attack that DSAC helped link to FBI case agents for attribution.
The Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC) told an audience that membership provides private companies with direct access to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and described how that access has helped companies respond to serious cyber incidents.
A DSAC representative (Speaker 1) said, "DSAC membership gets you direct access to the FBI and FBI resources, and also a nationwide network of peers," and added that what makes DSAC "unique is the direct access to the FBI and DHS." The organization described regional and annual meetings as opportunities for companies to share case studies and lessons learned.
An Ooma Technologies representative (Speaker 2) told the meeting that the company provides backhaul connectivity on which "a large part of the world" and significant Internet traffic rely. "We're constantly targeted by nation states and other threat actors," the speaker said, and added, "The FBI has been instrumental in helping us understand the threat we face." Another speaker (Speaker 3) recounted a recent distributed denial-of-service attack, saying, "Earlier last year, we experienced this distributed denial of service attack, which we noticed on our service immediately," and that "DSAC was really instrumental in connecting us to case agents who were familiar with the type of attack" and indicators of compromise, which supported attribution efforts.
Speakers emphasized that cyber threats are cross‑cutting across sectors — tech, retail, entertainment, financial — and that DSAC’s national peer network helps organizations learn from sector-to-sector experience. A DSAC speaker noted the practical role of the FBI, describing its dual intelligence and law‑enforcement missions and saying the bureau's global capabilities "can really be a resource to companies in many ways that other agencies cannot."
DSAC presenters encouraged member engagement at local and national levels, including volunteering to mentor other members and connecting with local private sector coordinators at FBI field offices. The session concluded with a call to get involved and a referral to dsec.gov for more information.
No formal actions, votes, or policy decisions were recorded in the transcript.
