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This bill requires the California Cybersecurity Integration Center to develop a California AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook by January 1, 2027, in consultation with the Office of Information Security and the Government Operations Agency. The playbook aims to facilitate information sharing across cyber and artificial intelligence (AI) communities and strengthen collective cyber defenses against emerging threats. The center will review federal requirements, standards, and industry best practices, including the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook, to inform its development. The playbook will include mandatory mechanisms for state contractors and vendors providing AI services to share potential threats and vulnerabilities with designated state entities, and may include voluntary mechanisms for other entities to participate in information sharing. Importantly, any information related to cyber threat indicators or defensive measures shared through this playbook will be considered confidential and can only be transmitted to approved state employees and contractors in compliance with security requirements. The bill emphasizes the state's strong interest in protecting its information technology systems from intrusion and potential attacks by keeping specific system vulnerabilities confidential.

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