Information Sharing and Analysis Organization

Critical infrastructure
An Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) is

"[a]ny formal or informal entity or collaboration created or employed by public or private sector organizations for purposes of:


 * Gathering and analyzing critical infrastructure information to better understand the security problems and interdependencies related to critical infrastructure and protected systems, so as to ensure the availability, integrity, and reliability thereof;
 * Communicating or disclosing critical infrastructure information to help prevent, detect, mitigate, or recover from the effects of an interference, compromise, or an incapacitation problem related to critical infrastructure or protected systems; and
 * Voluntarily disseminating critical infrastructure information to its members, Federal, State and local governments, or any other entities that may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes specified above."