The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), through the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC), is now offering the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) to qualified agencies for free.
This Cal OES-sponsored initiative is available to California’s public agencies, including state, local, and tribal partners. Some examples of public agencies include schools, utilities, emergency services, and more.
MS-ISAC has a special focus on helping underserved communities and organizations with fewer cybersecurity resources.
MS-ISAC operates 24/7 and provides access to experts and tools that help organizations prevent, and if necessary, respond quickly to cyber incidents. It serves as the nation’s only cybersecurity resource solely dedicated to serving state, local, and tribal agencies stay ahead of evolving threats and build stronger cybersecurity defenses.
The center is part of the Center for Internet Security, a non-profit that works with a global IT community to help protect organizations from cyber threats. It offers paid MS-ISAC memberships to individual organizations as well as statewide packages that cover state, local, and tribal agencies.
Cal OES’s statewide sponsorship shows its commitment to helping organizations strengthen their cyber defense systems. It also helps state, local, and tribal agencies to follow best practices and stay connected with a trusted cybersecurity network.
The benefits of the MS-ISAC include:
- Sharing information about cyber threats
- Early warnings about possible cyber incidents and how to respond and investigate them.
- A 24/7 security operations center
- Access to MemberConnect, a communications platform that allows the enrolled California agencies to share information and coordinate on cybersecurity-related matters.
Cybersecurity is essential for public entities. It safeguards critical public services like healthcare, sensitive resident data such as tax information, and continuity of government operations, including emergency response services.
MS-ISAC helps Cal OES and Cal-CSIC make California more resilient by building strong partnerships and improving technology.
Cal OES strongly encourages every eligible California state, local, and tribal partner to enroll.