An Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) is an organization that provides a central resource for gathering information on cyber and related threats to critical infrastructure and providing two-way sharing of information between the private and public sectors.
Sector ISACs began forming in 1999, subsequent to the May 22, 1998 signing of U.S. Presidential Decision Directive-63 (PDD-63), when "the federal government asked each critical infrastructure sector to establish sector-specific organizations to share information about threats and vulnerabilities.""ABOUT ISACs" National Council of ISACs, 2022. Accessed February 25, 2023. Decision Directive-63 (PDD-63) was replaced by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 in 2013.
Australia Critical Infrastructure Information Sharing & Analysis Centre (CI-ISAC)
Canada Global Mining and Metals Information Sharing & Analysis Centre (MM-ISAC)
Europe European Energy - Information Sharing & Analysis Centre (EE-ISAC) is a network of private utilities, solution providers and (semi) public institutions such as academia, governmental and non-profit organizations which share valuable information on cyber resilience to strengthen the cyber security of the European Power Grid.
India In India, the Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) operates as an independent non-profit organization that works closely as Public-Private-Partner (PPP) with the apex nodal agency for cyber security, National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center (NCIIPC), designated under the IT Act Law 2000.
Japan Financials ISAC Japan ICT Information Sharing And Analysis Center Japan Japan Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center Japan Foreign Trade Council ISAC Medical ISAC Japan Cyber Security Service (MICSS) Transportation ISAC JAPAN
Singapore Operational Technology (OT-ISAC) OT-ISAC
United States The National Council of ISACs (NCI Directorate) members include:
Automotive (Auto-ISAC) Auto-ISAC Aviation (A-ISAC) Aviation ISAC Communications ISAC (NCC) Defense Industrial Base (National Defense ISAC (ND-ISAC) Emergency Services (EMR-ISAC) Electricity (E-ISAC) Energy Analytic Security Exchange (EASE) Elections Infrastructure (EI-ISAC) Financial Services (FS-ISAC) Healthcare Ready Health (Health-ISAC) Health-ISAC|H-ISAC.org Information Technology (IT-ISAC) Maritime Security (MTS-ISAC) Media and Entertainment (ME-ISAC) Multi-State [State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) Governments] (MS-ISAC) NGO (NGO-ISAC) Nuclear (NEI) Oil and Gas (ONG-ISAC) Public Transit (PT-ISAC) Real Estate (RE-ISAC) Research & Education Network (REN-ISAC) Retail & Hospitality (RH-ISAC) Formerly R-CISC Space (S-ISAC) S-ISAC.org Supply Chain (SC-ISAC) Surface Transportation (ST-ISAC)(ST-ISAC.org) Water (Water-ISAC)
Many other ISACs exist beyond the National Council of ISACS, which caters only to sectors the US government has declared Critical Infrastructure sectors, such as MFG-ISAC, LS-ISAC, SEAL-ISAC, CR-ISAC, and REN-ISAC.
See also
Computer emergency response team Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (WARP)
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