What is an ISAC? How sharing cyber threat information improves security

Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs) are the result of a White House directive to promote voluntary cyber threat information sharing within industry sectors. ISACs were established under a presidential directive in 1998 to enable critical infrastructure owners and operators to share cyber threat info. ISAOs have been established and are currently engaged in relatively robust information sharing activities. The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was tasked with identifying a set of standards and guidelines for creating and operating IASOs under a grant.”]

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