Retail cybersecurity center launches intelligence sharing portal

Washington, D.C. - The Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center has expanded the capabilities of its Retail Information Sharing Analysis Center (Retail ISAC) with the establishment of an intelligence sharing portal managed by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC).



The Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center is a cybersecurity resource for the retail industry. The R-CISC is a non-profit corporation promoting cybersecurity and data privacy through all appropriate means. Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, formed in 1999, is a member-owned non-profit and private financial sector initiative to share information on and combat cybersecurity threats.



R-CISC Intelligence Sharing Portal is the next phase in the continued development of the R-CISC that enhances the capabilities retailers currently use to share cybersecurity intelligence information within the community, and receive intelligence from key partners, government agencies, and law enforcement.



“The formalization of the sharing portal supported by the FS-ISAC is an important step in the evolution of retail cyber threat information sharing,” said R-CISC executive director Brian Engle. “The R-CISC portal will substantially increase the efficacy of the information sharing already underway by contextualizing, prioritizing and cataloging the information shared between retailers, other industries and law enforcement.”