The Internet Security Alliance (ISAlliance) was created to provide a forum for information sharing and thought leadership on information security issues. The ISAlliance represents corporate security interests before legislators and regulators, in so doing the alliance aims to identify and standardize best practices in Internet security and network survivability, while creating a collaborative environment to develop and implement information security solutions.

The Internet Security Alliance is a non-profit collaboration between the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), a federation of trade associations, and Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab.

The ISAlliance is a unique trade association representing corporate interests from the Defense & Aerospace, Banking & Financial, Food Service, Entertainment, Telecommunications and Manufacturing industries.

The ISAlliance

• Works with legislative and regulatory bodies to ensure that market incentives are at the forefront of policy
  
• Promotes greater corporate responsibility on information security issues
• Facilitates executive-to-executive communications about solutions to threats and emerging trends
• Conducts research leading to identification and resolution of root causes to information security problems
• Develops training programs across the gamut of corporate information security issues
• Provides a coordination point for industry dialogue on self-regulation issues such as market incentives, IT risk management and privacy
• Develops organizationally viable models for integration and adoption of security best practices
• Educates senior management and boards, linking information security throughout the enterprise operations
• Conducts timely seminars on emerging security issues
• Provides early warning of emerging security threats and in-depth reports on vulnerabilities and threats  
  

ISA seeks to integrate advancements in technology with pragmatic business needs and enlightened public policy to create a sustainable system of cyber security.