innovations awards: South Carolina

2005 Winner: Information Sharing and Analysis Center

A statewide system to coordinate the detection, analysis, notification and response to cybercrime against public agencies combines resources of state and federal law enforcement agencies.  The system includes an early warning mechanism to alert public agencies about threats, a clearinghouse of information about cybercrime and a mechanism to help agencies deal with attacks on computer networks.

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