An antitrust official from the US Department of Justice said on Thursday that coordination on security issues did not constitute anti-competitive conduct. Stanley Woodward, head of the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Office, said at Fordham University in New York, that the Department of Justice is considering whether to update current guidelines to allow companies to coordinate on cybersecurity. “In my opinion, coordinating on cybersecurity or other security issues does not constitute anti-competitive conduct,” he said.

An antitrust official from the US Department of Justice said on Thursday that coordination on security issues did not constitute anti-competitive conduct. Stanley Woodward, head of the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Office, said at Fordham University in New York, that the Department of Justice is considering whether to update current guidelines to allow companies to coordinate on cybersecurity. “In my opinion, coordinating on cybersecurity or other security issues does not constitute anti-competitive conduct,” he said.