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1666 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 496-4800
Fax: (202) 496-4324
E-mail: info@apta.com
Web Site: www.apta.com
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ABOUT APTA
APTA is a nonprofit international association of over 1,500 public and private
member organizations including transit systems and commuter rail operators;
planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and service
providers; academic institutions, transit associations and state departments
of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing
safe, efficient and economical transit services and products. Over ninety
percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and
Canada are served by APTA members.
APTA VISION STATEMENT
Be the leading force in advancing public transportation
APTA MISSION STATEMENT
APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation,
and information sharing to strengthen and expand public transportation.
WHAT IS AN ISAC?
In May 1998, the Federal Government issued its Policy on Critical
Infrastructure Protection, otherwise known as Presidential Decision Directive
(PDD) #63. This directive was issued to authorize and encourage national
critical infrastructures to develop and maintain "Information Sharing
and Analysis Centers" (ISACs) as a means of strengthening security
and protection against cyber and operations attacks.
WHAT IS THE PT-ISAC?
Through the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Executive
Committee's Security Task Force, the transit industry identified the nation-wide
need for sharing security intelligence information within this important
segment of the nation's critical infrastructure.
In January 2003, APTA was designated as the Sector Coordinator by the
U.S. Department of Transportation in the creation of a Public Transit
ISAC to further promote security for the public transportation industry.
As the designated sector coordinator, APTA serves as the primary contact
to organize and bring the public transportation community together to
work cooperatively on physical and cyber security issues.
The PT-ISAC collects, analyzes and distributes critical cyber and physical
security and threat information from government and numerous other sources
on a 24/7 basis. These sources include law enforcement, government operations
centers, the intelligence community, the U.S. military, academia, IT vendors,
the international Computer Emergency Response Community (CERT) and others.
The PT-ISAC is an "ISAC within an ISAC" and has taken advantage
of the already existing overarching Surface Transportation ISAC, sponsored
by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The PT-ISAC has government-experienced
analysts with Top Secret and higher clearances working in government-cleared
facilities with secure communications. These analysts focus on Transit
specific information requirements.
The advantages of being under the umbrella of the Surface Transportation
ISAC is that the viability of reporting and support is greatly increased
and economies of scale are realized.
Best security practices and plans to eliminate threats, attacks, vulnerabilities
and countermeasures are drawn upon to protect the sector's cyber and physical
infrastructures.
The PT-ISAC is full service, responding to incidents and warnings on
a 24-hour basis, seven days a week.
WHY JOIN THE PT-ISAC?
• There is no cost to your organization for the initial two years
of this service. Through a two-year grant from the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), APTA has retained a private sector contractor, EWA Information
and Infrastructure Technologies, Inc. (EWA IIT) counter-terrorism and
intelligence community experts to establish and operate the ISAC. EWA
IIT currently operates both the Surface Transportation and Water ISACs.
• The PT-ISAC provides a secure two-way 24/7 reporting and analysis
structure that will enable the transmission of critical alerts and advisories
as well as the collection, analysis and dissemination of security information
from transit agencies.
• The PT-ISAC provides a critical linkage between the transit industry,
the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Transportation Security Administration,
and the Department of Homeland Security. It also works closely with other
established ISACs for other critical sectors, such as banking and finance,
telecommunications, energy and information technology.
HOW CAN I JOIN THE PT-ISAC?
To join the PT-ISAC contact: call
ST-ISAC 1-866-ST ISAC1 (784-7221)
or
contact:
Greg Hull
Director - Operations, Safety & Security Programs
American Public Transportation Association
Phone: 202-496-4815
E-mail:
ghull@apta.com Vivienne Williams
Administrator-Safety & Security Information
Services
American Public Transportation Association
Phone: 202-496-4857
E-mail: vwilliams@apta.com
Paul Wolfe
Vice President and ISAC Director
EWA /IIT
Phone: 703-478-7656
E-mail: pwolfe@ewa.com
Steve Clemmons
ISAC Technical Director
EWA /IIT
Phone: 703-478-7657
E-mail: sclemmons@ewa.com
THE PUBLIC TRANSIT-
INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER (PT-ISAC)
24/7 CYBER AND PHYSICAL SECURITY WARNING & INCIDENT RESPONSE
 
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