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Information Exchange

What is Information Exchange?

The sharing of information between organizations, departments, or systems, requiring security controls to protect data during transfer.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as information exchange. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on information exchange

Requirements naming information exchange across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The operator and Customs protect entrusted information against misuse and unauthorised alteration, ensuring commercial and security sensitive information stays confidential and is used solely for the purpose for which it was provided, and pursuing timely elect...

AEO-9 · Information Exchange, Access and Confidentiality

Establish information exchange agreements outlining roles, responsibilities and data ownership for CJI

CJIS-1 · Information Exchange Agreements
FedRAMP High2 controls

Approve and manage exchange of information with external systems using ISA, MOU, contract; review annually.

CA-3 · Information Exchange

FIRST Information Exchange Policy (IEP) v2.0 + Multi-Party Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (MPCVD) Guidelines. IEP v2.0: a machine-readable extension of TLP that conveys handling restrictions + sharing permissions in structured form (JSON-LD).

FIRST-IEP-MPCVD · FIRST Information Exchange Policy (IEP) v2.0 + Multi-Party Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (MPCVD)

Approve and manage exchange of information with external systems using ISA, MOU, contract; review annually.

CA-3 · Information Exchange

Information sharing arrangements protect confidentiality while enabling effective supervision and cross border cooperation.

ICP3 · Information Exchange and Confidentiality

Questions people ask about information exchange

What is Information Exchange?
The sharing of information between organizations, departments, or systems, requiring security controls to protect data during transfer.
Why is Information Exchange important for compliance?
Information Exchange is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding information exchange helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Information Exchange?
Information Exchange appears in the requirement text of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards, FBI CJIS Security Policy, FedRAMP High, FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards, FedRAMP Moderate. Across these standards we have identified 10 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Information Exchange?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how information exchange applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Information Exchange applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.