Cyber Threat Alliance Welcomes DefenseStorm as Newest Member

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2026 – The Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the security of the global digital ecosystem, is pleased to welcome DefenseStorm as our newest Contributing member. Their participation further advances CTA’s mission to foster meaningful collaboration across the cybersecurity community. By joining forces to share actionable threat intelligence, we continue to build a more resilient and secure digital world. “I am pleased to welcome DefenseStorm to the Cyber Threat Alliance,” said Michael Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Threat Alliance. “As a company focused on financial services and risk management, they bring a unique perspective on the cyber threat landscape. I am certain they will contribute useful intelligence to the Alliance and gain actionable information from CTA at the same time. I look forward to their membership.” “Financial institutions see a distinct slice of the threat landscape, and that intelligence hasn’t always made it into the broader sharing community,” said William Wetherill, Chief Information Security Officer, DefenseStorm. “Membership in the Cyber Threat Alliance helps close that gap, contributing the banking-specific insight we’re uniquely positioned to provide, while bringing CTA’s collective intelligence back to the institutions we protect.” About Cyber Threat Alliance CTA was founded by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Cisco, Fortinet, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks, and Symantec, Enterprise Division of Broadcom. Membership also includes Baffin Bay, Brandefense, CUJO AI, CyberCX, DefenseStorm, ExtraHop, Gen, Hitachi Systems, HPE, IKUSI, K7 Computing, Level Blue, Maltiverse, Motorola Solutions, NEC Corporation, Nozomi Networks, OneFirewall, Panda Security (WatchGuard), Penta Security, Rapid7, Red Piranha, ReversingLabs, SANDS Lab, Scitum, Silent Push, SOCRadar, SonicWall, Sophos, Telefónica Tech, Tinexta Cyber, Trinity Cyber, and VMRay. CTA is the cyber industry’s premier formally organized coalition of cybersecurity practitioners working in good faith to share threat intelligence and strengthen global defenses against advanced cyber adversaries. CTA’s mission is to facilitate the sharing of actionable intelligence and situational awareness on sophisticated cyber threats to improve its members’ cyber defenses, more effectively disrupt malicious cyber actors worldwide, and elevate the level of cybersecurity throughout the Internet and broader cyberspace. The alliance continues to expand globally, enriching both the quantity and quality of the information that is being shared across the platform. CTA is actively recruiting additional regional players to enhance information sharing to enable a more secure future for all. For more information about CTA, please visit: https://www.cyberthreatalliance.org/ Media Contact: pr@cyberthreatalliance.org About DefenseStorm DefenseStorm delivers the only cyber risk platform built exclusively for banks and credit unions, unifying MDR, risk, and governance with a 24×7 Collaborative SOC of banking-fluent cybersecurity analysts to reduce losses, simplify exams, and strengthen trust. To learn more, visit www.defensestorm.com Media Contact: gina.hortatsos@defensestorm.com