Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) calls for the creation of private sector Information Sharing and Analysis Centers to protect United States critical infrastructures from attack, ninety-five percent of which are privately-owned.

On a 24/7 basis ISACs collect and analyze information pertinent to their industry and focus on those incidents, threats and activities that most affect that industry. ISACs help identify critical infrastructure and the impacts of its loss or degradation. Filtering information from the global information environment by the threats and infrastructure vulnerabilities permits ISAC analysts to focus their efforts and helps the industry to prioritize the application of limited security resources.

ISACs:

• Acquire Relevant Information
• Analyze Threat Indicators
• Monitor and Fuse Intelligence
• Alert and Warn
• Assess Risk
• Build Critical Infrastructure “Target Folders”
• Enhance Cyber Security
• Employ Red Teaming
• Reduce Decision Cycles

IIT currently operates the Surface Transportation, and Public Transportation ISACs.