What CI-ISAC International does

CI-ISAC International is a not-for-profit, non-government organization headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, with 1-10 employees. Its purpose is to provide every sovereign nation, free of charge, with the organizational model and intellectual property required to establish and operate its own not-for-profit, cross-sector integrated Cyber Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC), and to federate those national hubs into a transparent global data-sharing network for cyber threat intelligence (CTI). The organization offers two core products: a Sovereign ISAC Model (a replicable framework and IP for standing up a national ISAC) and a Global Federated Data-Sharing Platform (governance and technical systems connecting the national hubs as equal stakeholders).

The model was originally proposed by the World Economic Forum in a July 2019 whitepaper for the health sector and has been operationalized for cybersecurity. CI-ISAC Australia serves as the validated reference implementation, having grown to over 110 member organizations in 18 months without government funding and demonstrating faster cyber threat and vulnerability reporting. The federated architecture is designed to overcome trust, governance, and volume barriers in cross-border CTI sharing, addressing geopolitical, economic, sovereign-data, and supply-chain cybersecurity trends.

CI-ISAC International generates no commercial revenue; its operations are funded by Founding Global Patrons — patriots, international donors, and leaders providing financial support and influence. The core service is provided free of charge to all countries, positioning the organization as a global public-good initiative rather than a commercial vendor. Go-to-market is community-led and direct, relying on website engagement, contact forms, and donor outreach to drive adoption across sovereign nations.

Name

CI-ISAC International

Legal name

CI-ISAC International

Website

https://ci-isac-intl.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CI-ISAC International is a not-for-profit headquartered in The Hague that provides sovereign nations, free of charge, with the organizational model and federated platform needed to establish and operate national cyber information sharing and analysis centres (ISACs) for cross-border threat intelligence sharing.

Ownership category

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Product category

Cybersecurity Information Sharing

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akta.pro primary industry

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) & NERC-CIP Compliance (HDADAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber Governance (GRC) (BPAHAFAF)

Keywords

• Cyber threat intelligence
• Critical infrastructure protection
• Sovereign ISAC establishment
• Federated threat sharing
• Cybersecurity collaboration

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Founding Global Patron Donations and Support: CI-ISAC International is a not-for-profit organization that relies on Founding Global Patrons—patriots, international donors, and leaders who provide financial support and influence to build sustainable cyber capability in sovereign nations. The core service is provided to countries free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CI-ISAC International is a not-for-profit, non-government organization that provides sovereign countries with the free organizational model and intellectual property required to establish their own national, cross-sector integrated cyber information sharing and analysis centres (ISACs). The organization additionally operates a global federated data-sharing platform enabling sovereign national ISAC hubs to share cyber threat intelligence and analysis with one another in a trust-maximizing, equal-stakeholder governance framework.

Product overview

CI-ISAC International offers two core products: (1) a Sovereign ISAC Model — a replicable framework and intellectual property that enables any country to establish its own not-for-profit, cross-sector cyber information sharing and analysis centre at no cost, and (2) a Global Federated Data-Sharing Platform — a secure, trusted, and equitable global infrastructure that interconnects these sovereign national hubs to enable cross-border cyber threat intelligence sharing. The model was originally proposed by the World Economic Forum and has been validated through CI-ISAC Australia, which grew to 110+ members in 18 months.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sovereign ISAC Model

Quantifiable outcome

• CI-ISAC Australia achieved 110+ member organizations in 18 months as a not-for-profit with no government funding
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World Economic ForumfoundationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019The World Economic Forum originally proposed the federated data-sharing model in a July 2019 whitepaper for the health sector. CI-ISAC International has operationalized this model for cybersecurity, creating a transparent global federated data-sharing framework for CTI sharing between sovereign country ISAC hubs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FS-ISAC: The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the largest and most established sectoral ISAC globally. It is a directly comparable not-for-profit, member-driven information sharing organisation for critical financial infrastructure, validating the cross-sector ISAC model CI-ISAC International promotes.
• Health-ISAC: A not-for-profit, member-driven ISAC for the global health sector. It is the sectoral ISAC referenced in the World Economic Forum 2019 whitepaper that originally inspired the CI-ISAC federated model, making it a direct organisational analogue.
• IT-ISAC: Information Technology-ISAC, a not-for-profit, member-driven ISAC for the global IT sector. It is structurally identical to CI-ISAC International's model: a sector-spanning ISAC that facilitates threat intelligence sharing between critical infrastructure operators.
• E-ISAC: The Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, operated under NERC. It is the North American critical-infrastructure ISAC for the electricity subsector, providing a directly comparable sectoral CTI-sharing model aligned with CI-ISAC's cross-sector mission.
• CI-ISAC Australia: The validated reference implementation of CI-ISAC International's federated model, operating as a sovereign not-for-profit ISAC in Australia with 110+ members. It demonstrates the same organisational framework and CTI-sharing approach that CI-ISAC International seeks to replicate globally.
• FIRST.org: The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global not-for-profit that brings together incident response and security teams from governments, academia, and the private sector. It is a directly comparable international coordinator of cyber-incident and threat-intelligence sharing, with overlapping membership and mission.

Emerging players

• MISP Project: An open-source threat intelligence sharing platform widely used by ISACs and CSIRTs for CTI exchange. It is a partial technical peer to CI-ISAC International's federated data-sharing layer, focusing on the tooling substrate for cross-organisation intelligence sharing.

Broad incumbents

• ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity): The EU's central cybersecurity agency, with a broad mandate covering cyber resilience, certification, and cross-border cooperation. It is comparable to CI-ISAC International as a public-sector coordinator of European critical infrastructure cyber defence, but operates with a much wider portfolio than CI-ISAC's focused ISAC-formation mission.

Regional players

• CREST: International not-for-profit accreditation body for cybersecurity companies and professionals, with a particularly strong footprint in the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It is comparable to CI-ISAC International as a community-led, membership-based cyber capability-builder, but with a narrower accreditation focus.

Others

• World Economic Forum (Centre for Cybersecurity): The WEF's Centre for Cybersecurity originally proposed the federated data-sharing model in a July 2019 whitepaper and is a documented foundational strategic partner of CI-ISAC International. It is comparable as the institutional originator of the framework CI-ISAC has operationalised, and as an ecosystem convener for cross-border cyber collaboration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ci-isac-international

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