Financial services ISAC emerges as major influence for other industries

The financial services' information sharing center is expanding its role as a model for other industries by leveraging its longstanding position in identifying cyber threats and supporting the establishment of other information-sharing networks.

“We're looking to expand membership and services,” said an official involved with the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Organization, or FS-ISAC. And other industry groups are looking to “leverage our capabilities,” the official said.

ISACs are at the core of industry efforts to address cyber attacks,...