1. (a) There is an Information Sharing and Analysis Center in the Department.

2. (b) The Information Sharing and Analysis Center shall:

   1. (1) coordinate information on cybersecurity by serving as a central location for information sharing across State and local government, federal government partners, and private entities;
   2. (2) with the Office of Security Management, support cybersecurity coordination between local units of government through existing local government stakeholder organizations;
   3. (3) provide support to the State Chief Information Security Officer and the Cyber Preparedness Unit, in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, during cybersecurity incidents that affect State and local governments;
   4. (4) support risk-based planning for the use of federal resources; and
   5. (5) conduct analyses of cybersecurity incidents.

Added by Acts 2022, c. 241, § 2, eff. May 12, 2022.