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The emergence of the cyber threat phenomenon is forcing organizations to change the way they think about security. One of these changes relates to organizations’ policy on sharing cyber information with outside parties. This means shifting away from the view of the organization as an isolated, compartmentalized entity towards a view of the organization as a sharing one. Sharing generates a complex, multifaceted challenge to technology, law, organizational culture and even politics. Establishing a system of sharing serves many parties, including regulatory bodies, governments, legal authorities, intelligence agencies, the manufacturers of solutions and services, as well as the organizations themselves, but it also arouses opposition among elements within the organization, and organizations defending the right for privacy. The purpose of this essay is to present the various challenges posed by cyber information sharing, expose the reader to its conceptual world, and present some insights and forecasts for its future development.