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Security Operations · Foundational

Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC)

A sector-based organization that facilitates sharing of threat information among member companies.

Definition

ISACs exist for sectors such as financial services (FS-ISAC), health (Health-ISAC) and state and local government (MS-ISAC). They distribute alerts, indicators and best practices and enable trusted collaboration. ISAOs are broader information sharing organizations not tied to critical infrastructure sectors.

Example

A bank receiving an FS-ISAC alert about a new phishing kit targeting member institutions.

Exam tip

ISACs are sector-specific; a common answer for "where to get industry-relevant threat intel".

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