We’re Looking at Information Sharing The Wrong Way

Recently, it seems like I’ve been hearing phrases like: “we need to get better at information sharing”, “we need to share more information”, or “information sharing is critical to success in information security” everywhere I go. These phrases trouble me, and I have a hard time understanding them. Not because I haven’t successfully leveraged information from a variety of sources (and shared in return) in an operational setting – indeed I have.