The organization should create and uphold connections with special interest groups or other specialized security forums and professional associations in order to facilitate the proper exchange of information concerning information security. These contacts can provide many benefits for example a good way to stay tuned on the best practices of the industry, offer early warnings of potential threats and grant access to the expertise of professionals that organization may not have in-house.
Task is fulfilling also these other security requirements
6.1.4: Contact with special interest groups
ISO27 Full
ID.RA-2: Cyber threat intelligence
NIST
RS.CO-5: Voluntary information sharing
NIST
RC.CO-1: Public relations
NIST
5.6: Contact with special interest groups
ISO27k1 Full
1. Task description
The organization shall actively maintain contacts with stakeholders relevant to the organization's operations and other relevant actors related to the organization's operations and security.
The goal is especially to:
increase knowledge of best practices and keep up to date with relevant security information
ensure that organisation's understanding of the security environment is up-to-date and complete