Center for Internet Security
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| Founded | October, 2000 |
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| Founder | William F. Pelgrin |
| Type | 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization |
| Legal status | Active |
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| Coordinates | 42°36′44″N 73°41′58″W |
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Members
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Roughly 180 |
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Key people
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Executive Committee |
| Affiliations | SANS Institute |
| Mission | The mission of the Center for Internet Security is to enhance the security readiness and response of public and private sector entities, with a commitment to excellence through collaboration. |
| Website | www.cisecurity.org |
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in October, 2000, whose mission is to "enhance the cyber security readiness and response of public and private sector entities, with a commitment to excellence through collaboration." The company is located in East Greenbush, New York and is led by its President and CEO, William F. Pelgrin. It is composed of roughly 180 members from 17 different countries. CIS strives to improve global internet security by creating and fostering a trustable and secure environment to bridge the public and private sectors. In addition, at the national and international level, CIS plays an important role in forming security policies and decisions. CIS has four divisions: the Central Intelligence Center, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), Security Benchmarks, and the Trusted Purchasing Alliance. Through these four divisions, the Center for Internet Security works with a wide range of entities, including those in academia, the government, and both the private sector and general public to increase their online security by providing them with products and services that improve security efficiency and effectiveness.
The goal of the Integrated Intelligence Center (IIC) is to aid in the sharing of intelligence products and information between government and private sector entities. State, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government partners use the IIC as a resource to report and collaborate with each other on cybersecurity issues in as timely a manner as possible. In order for the US Department of Homeland Security and the IIC to collect, analyze, and "ensure actionable information" with their SLTT partners, they offer fusion centers, homeland security advisors, and law enforcement entities equipped with cybersecurity products to the companies they work with. In order to protect the online safety of these organizations, the IIC facilitates secure, "two-way sharing of information between and among similarly situated partners". This sharing is pertinent to this industry because the industry is so heavily based on collaboration at all levels.
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