The Emerging Threat Center (ETC)
Navigate today's complex cyber landscape with confidence. The ETC offers critical infrastructure professionals access to essential threat intelligence, specialized training, and expert collaboration. Join us to strengthen collective defense.
The Emerging Threat Center goes beyond the limitations of traditional Fusion Centers by focusing on cybersecurity threats, nation-state attacks, and critical infrastructure protection. The Center fosters private-public collaboration through ET-ISAC, promoting multidirectional intelligence sharing and offering predictive intelligence to stay ahead of future risks.
Ready to fight back against the newest cyber threats?
The Emerging Threats Center (ETC) is a unique team-up of public and private experts dedicated to protecting our most vital services.
Why the ETC Matters
The cyber threat landscape is continuously expanding, with interconnected critical infrastructure across both private and public organizations serving as constant targets. Even large firms frequently struggle to afford the necessary systems and retain the expert personnel required for effective cyber defense. For Arkansans, their very way of life, dependent on critical systems, functioning institutions, and local businesses, all reliant on broadband, remains highly vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Identify potential threats within your networks or systems
Leverage various data sources to discover potential threats
Collaborate in a trusted “safe” environment, build trusted relationships and expand your understanding of the threat landscape
Owners & operators of Critical Infrastructure
State, Local, Tribal & Territory governments
Cross-sector cyber threat and intel analysts
Chief Information Security Officers,
Directors, & other strategic leaders
Key Opportunities
Who It’s For
Drastically Reduced Cost of Breaches: The subscription cost is a fraction of the cost of a single incident. Prevention is always cheaper than the cure.
Lower Insurance Premiums: Demonstrating this mature security posture can lead to significantly better cybersecurity insurance rates.
The Value of Membership
Satisfy Auditors & Regulators:
TIaaS provides an auditable trail that we are proactively managing risk, crucial for regulations like NERC CIP (for Critical Infrastructure) and financial services laws.
Reduced Burnout: Filtering out noise allows our teams to focus on real threats, boosting morale, reducing turnover, and improving work-life balance.
Force Multiplier: We gain the expertise of a global intelligence team, empowering our existing staff to be more effective and strategic.
Empowering Your Defense: Products and Services
The ETC and its Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ET-ISAC) provide critical infrastructure organizations with a robust resources to navigate today's complex cyber landscape. Our memberships offer unparalleled access to:
Request for Information (RFI) Service:
Leverage our RFI service for on-demand, tailored threat intelligence briefings (CLEAR, CUI, or CLASSIFIED) to help partners and members navigate the ever-changing risk and technological landscape. Email etc@forge.institute for more.
Training & Education
This comprehensive CIE training program is a direct outcome of a collaborative initiative, fully funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, and developed in partnership with the University of Arkansas, UALR, and Forge Institute. This collaboration ensures the program is robust, relevant, and directly addresses the evolving needs of critical infrastructure defense.
What is CIE?: CIE integrates robust cybersecurity directly into engineering design and operations, ensuring systems are secure by nature.
Who Should Attend?: This training is pivotal for Engineers, Operators, Technicians, IT/OT Cybersecurity Specialists, and Managers in industrial environments, providing crucial awareness for supporting HR/Admin staff on operational risks and fostering a cyber-aware culture.
Workshop(s) Details: This FREE, intensive industrial cybersecurity training workshop will be initially held on August 14-15, 2025, in Little Rock, Arkansas (see events page for details)
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