What if you could enforce your security policies…no matter where your information is or where it goes?

It’s no longer a dream. It’s real.

The applications of SISA are endless. And the benefits of implementing SISA are exponential. Here are just a few ways that federal organizations can benefit from implementing SISA:

Protecting internal sensitive content

Unlike previous solutions which did protect data but created islands of isolated information, SISA allows agencies to maintain the availability of content, while precisely governing how it may be accessed and used. SISA is also very agile, enabling agencies to revise or withdraw access as roles and responsibilities change. As a result, internal data remains confidential, safe from internal theft, damage, and loss.

Consolidating infrastructure and shared services

SISA offers a blueprint for shared services that allows agencies to realize cost savings from consolidation–without requiring any commingling of information. By giving each member control over the protection of their own data, SISA helps agencies accelerate the consolidation of disparate systems and networks into cost-effective, shared physical infrastructures.

Sharing information across agencies

With SISA, organizations can participate with confidence in communities of trust because they have the controls they need to precisely govern how their information is accessed and used. SISA lets you determine how, when, where, and with whom you will share your materials–according to the requirements of the mission, not the constraints of technology or resources.

Sample SISA Scenarios:

• Researching Unexplained Illnesses among Defense Contractors

A physician is treating a patient suffering from an unexplained illness. This patient was a defense contractor, who was supporting U.S. military operations around the world. The doctor needs to perform detailed research quickly, using available sources of whose existence he or she may or may not be aware.

• Searching for an Expert

The government needs to rapidly study an "urgent, complex, yet relatively obscure" issue and needs to find experts throughout the Federal Government (civil servants, military personnel, retirees, and contractors).

• Conducting an Information Audit Trail

An individual or organization must identify and track the flow of electronic information on a specific topic between government agencies. This must be done to understand how and where that information was processed, as well as to determine whether the information is accurate, relevant, timely, and complete.

• Sharing Law Enforcement Information across Jurisdictional Boundaries

A local police department raids an apartment on a tip and finds documents containing handwritten notes in a foreign language, as well as a ledger documenting what appear to be financial transactions. Next, they collect the documents and fingerprints and take photos. These materials are all digitized and posted to an information sharing exchange, where an investigator in a larger county can use the information for another investigation.

• Possible Forged Identity

A credit card company discovers a series of accounts falsely established on behalf of unaware victims. The company notifies these individuals, who consecutively must notify all organizations with which they have a financial relationship. The fraud victims must also contact all governmental agencies from which they currently or potentially receive service.

• Citizen Searching Online for Government Information about a Unique Topic

A citizen is searching for all available federal government information about a particular topic, including information located on government websites. She does this instead of using a more time-intensive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.