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website isalliance.org internet security alliance isalliance was founded in 2001 as a non profit collaboration between the electronic industries alliance eia a federation of trade associations and carnegie mellon university s cylab focussing on cyber security . the isalliance is a forum for information sharing and leadership on information security and it lobbies for corporate security interests . 1 contents 1 objectives 2 international operations 3 publications 4 references 5 external links objectives edit work with legislative and regulatory bodies to ensure that market incentives are at the forefront of policy promote greater corporate responsibility on information security issues facilitate 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 develop training programs across the gamut of corporate information security issues provide a coordination point for industry dialogue on self regulation issues such as market incentives it risk management and privacy develop organizationally viable models for integration and adoption of security best practices educate senior management and boards linking information security throughout the enterprise operations conduct timely seminars on emerging security issues provide early warning of emerging security threats and in depth reports on vulnerabilities and threats 1 the isalliance has proposed a cybersecurity social contract 2 that offers an action plan to protect the united states from cyber attacks . 3 international operations edit while the isalliance is physically based in the united states its membership operates internationally and the goal is international security for all its trusted partners . the isalliance has member companies on four continents . there has always been a non u.s. based company on the executive committee . the isalliance believes the international communication it fosters is critical to the long term success of achieving greater information security . moreover international representation and voice more realistically addresses the many difficult problems which face all users of the internet . 4 publications edit published in 2009 the financial impact of cyber risk is the first known guidance document 5 to approach the financial impact of cyber risks from the perspective of core business functions . it provides guidance to cfos and their colleagues responsible for legal issues business operations and technology privacy and compliance risk assessment and insurance and corporate communications . references edit a b about the isalliance . 2009 10 29 . archived from the original on july 3 2015 . retrieved 2009 10 29 . aitoro jill r. 2008 11 18 . security industry calls on feds to invest in cybersecurity . retrieved 2009 11 20 . dead link bedford chris 2008 11 23 . internet security alliance proposes action plan . homeland security 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