National Council of ISACs

What National Council of ISACs does

The National Council of ISACs (NCI) is a non-profit coordinating body formed in 2003 to maximize information flow across sector-based Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) and between those ISACs and government partners. NCI comprises 28 member ISACs that collectively cover the full taxonomy of U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, including automotive, aviation, chemical, communications, elections, electricity, financial services, food and agriculture, health, information technology, maritime, multi-state governments, national defense, oil and natural energy, public transportation, real estate, research and education, retail and hospitality, small broadband, space, tribal, and water. NCI does not develop or sell technology products; its functions are coordination, convening, and information dissemination.

NCI's core activities include facilitating daily and weekly calls between ISAC operations centers, distributing daily reports and requests-for-information, hosting monthly meetings and cross-sector exercises, and serving as the primary gateway between the ISAC community and federal partners such as DHS/CISA, as well as fusion centers and cross-sector coordinating councils including SLTTGCC, RCCC, and PCIS. Its reach into critical infrastructure is substantial by proxy: member ISACs serve hundreds to tens of millions of end users, including REN-ISAC's 620+ member institutions, WaterISAC members serving more than 221 million people across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and the American Chemistry Council representing 190+ companies.

NCI has no commercial revenue model; it operates as a member-driven coordination entity. Its leadership comprises a Chair (President of Health ISAC), Vice Chair (Program Operations Manager at the Automotive ISAC), and Secretary (VP of Regulatory Affairs at Charter Communications and Industry Chair of the Communications ISAC). Recent membership growth—adding EI-ISAC in 2019, Space ISAC and MTS-ISAC in 2020, and CyberShare in 2021—reflects ongoing expansion into previously under-served verticals. The organization's distribution channels are direct coordination with member ISACs and government partners; its marketing footprint is limited to a Wix-hosted website, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X, supplemented by collaborative reports and republished content (e.g., from Threat Beat and FTI Consulting).

Name

National Council of ISACs

Legal name

National Council of ISACs

Website

https://nationalisacs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The National Council of ISACs (NCI) is a 2003-founded non-profit coordinating body for 28 sector-based Information Sharing and Analysis Centers, facilitating cross-sector cyber and physical threat intelligence sharing and government liaison across U.S. critical infrastructure sectors.

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akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The National Council of ISACs is a nonprofit coordinating body that facilitates collaboration among 28 sector-based Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs). It maximizes information flow across private sector critical infrastructures and with government through daily and weekly coordination calls, daily reports, requests-for-information, monthly meetings, drills and exercises, and joint advisory publications. NCI also serves as the gateway between member ISACs and federal agencies (notably DHS/CISA), state fusion centers, and cross-sector coordinating councils such as SLTTGCC, RCCC, and PCIS.

Product overview

The National Council of ISACs (NCI) is not a product company. It is a coordinating body formed in 2003 that facilitates collaboration among 28 sector-based Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs). NCI does not offer commercial products or services. Instead, it serves as a forum for sharing cyber and physical threat and mitigation information across critical infrastructure sectors, publishing collaborative reports and facilitating cross-sector coordination among its member ISACs.

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Products and services

• Cross-Sector ISAC Coordination Services Coordinating services delivered to 28 sector-based ISACs, including daily/weekly calls, daily reports, requests-for-information, monthly meetings, drills, and exercises to support cross-sector threat information sharing and incident coordination.
• Cross-Sector Government Liaison and Gateway Service Government liaison and gateway function facilitating information flow between private sector ISACs and federal/state coordinating bodies during both steady-state and incident conditions.
• Joint Advisory and Cross-Sector Mitigation Reports Collaborative advisory and report publications consolidating threat intelligence and mitigation guidance across member ISACs, distributed via the NCI website and member channels.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Federal Government AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCI collaborates with federal government agencies as part of its coordination mission. The NCI serves as a forum for sharing physical and cyber threat and response information across sectors and as a gateway for federal agencies to reach the ISAC community. ISACs have a track record of responding to and sharing actionable information more quickly than government partners.
• Fusion CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCI and its member ISACs collaborate with fusion centers across the United States to enhance situational awareness and threat response capabilities for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.
• State and Local Tribal Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCI collaborates with SLTTGCC as part of cross-sector coordination efforts to protect critical infrastructure.
• Regional Consortium Coordinating Council (RCCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCI collaborates with RCCC to facilitate regional coordination on critical infrastructure protection and information sharing.
• Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (PCIS) – Cross-Sector CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCI collaborates with PCIS, the Cross-Sector Council, to enhance coordination across different critical infrastructure sectors.
• International PartnersmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCI collaborates with international partners, extending its coordination activities beyond U.S. borders. Many ISACs also support sectors in other countries.
• Election Infrastructure Subsector Government Coordinating CouncilmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EI-ISAC operates as a voluntary and collaborative effort based on a strong partnership between CIS, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Election Infrastructure Subsector Government Coordinating Council.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FS-ISAC (Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center): One of NCI's largest member ISACs and the global information-sharing body for the financial services sector. Comparable as a sector-based ISAC with mature threat-intel operations; sits inside the NCI ecosystem rather than competing with it.
• Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC): NCI member ISAC focused on the healthcare sector. Operates as a sector-based threat-information-sharing organization with global reach; comparable in function to other large member ISACs that NCI coordinates.
• Information Technology ISAC (IT-ISAC): NCI member ISAC focused on the IT sector. Provides cross-sector threat information sharing for IT vendors and operators; one of the founding NCI members and a direct functional peer within the NCI ecosystem.
• Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO): Government-supported standards organization for information sharing and analysis organizations (ISAOs). Comparable to NCI as a coordinating umbrella for threat-information-sharing entities, though with a broader (non-sector-specific) remit.

Direct peers

• Regional Consortium Coordinating Council (RCCC): Regional coordinating body for critical-infrastructure resilience. Comparable to NCI as a coordinating council, though focused on regional rather than sectoral coordination; works alongside NCI.
• Global Cyber Alliance: International nonprofit coordinating cross-sector cyber risk reduction. Functionally analogous to NCI as a multi-stakeholder convening organization for cybersecurity outcomes, with global rather than U.S.-centric scope.
• Center for Internet Security (CIS): Operates the Elections Infrastructure ISAC (EI-ISAC) in partnership with CISA. Comparable to NCI as an operational coordinating organization facilitating threat sharing across a critical-infrastructure community.
• Cyber Threat Alliance: A nonprofit coalition that coordinates cyber threat information sharing among member cybersecurity vendors and organizations. Directly analogous to NCI as a coordinating body for cross-organization cyber threat intelligence sharing, though focused on the vendor community rather than critical-infrastructure sectors.
• Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (PCIS): Cross-sector council coordinating private-sector critical-infrastructure owners and operators. Functions as a direct peer to NCI in convening cross-sector coordination, although NCI and PCIS collaborate rather than compete.

Emerging players

• Information Security Forum (ISF): International membership organization for cybersecurity leaders sharing threat intelligence and best practices. Comparable as a nonprofit member-driven information-sharing body, though oriented toward corporate CISOs rather than sector-critical-infrastructure operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NCI_ISACs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-council-of-isacs

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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