CISA Central
CISA Central is the simplest way for critical infrastructure partners and stakeholders to engage with CISA, request assistance, and get the information they need to understand the constantly evolving risk landscape.
CISA works closely with public sector, private sector, and international partners, offering technical assistance, information security, and education to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure from a broad range of threats. Through CISA Central, CISA coordinates situational awareness and response to current cyber, communications, and physical incidents.
Contact Us
- For more questions on this topic or CISA in general, please contact Central@cisa.dhs.gov.
- To report anomalous cyber activity and/or cyber incidents 24/7 email report@cisa.gov or call (888) 282-0870.
- For a list of operational reports produced by CISA Central, view the CISA Central Reporting slick sheet.
CISA Access Coordination Request letter
The Access Coordination Request letter (ACR letter) is provided to assist critical infrastructure owners and operators engage local officials in coordinating the access and support necessary to restore infrastructure services. For the latest letters, visit the Access Coordination Request Letters page.
Personalized Support
Many of the services CISA offers are provided through the CISA Regions. Regional personnel work with critical infrastructure partners and communities at the regional, state, county, tribal, and local levels to:
- Support preparation, response, and recovery efforts for hazards impacting critical infrastructure
- Safeguard soft targets and crowded places
- Conduct and integrate infrastructure assessments and analysis, including dependencies and cascading effects, on critical infrastructure to influence decision-making at all phases of emergency management
- Facilitate information sharing between public and private sector critical infrastructure partners
- Enhance election infrastructure security and other critical infrastructure cyber systems
- Improve situational awareness of cybersecurity risks and incidents
CISA Regional Personnel
Within each CISA Region are local and regional Protective Security Advisors (PSAs), Cybersecurity Advisors (CSAs), Emergency Communications Coordinators, Chemical Security Inspectors (CSIs), and other CISA personnel. These field personnel advise and assist in training and exercising some of the best practices to support our partners in achieving more robust resilience.
- PSAs are trained subject matter experts in critical infrastructure protection and vulnerability mitigation. They facilitate local field activities in coordination with other Department of Homeland Security offices. They also advise and assist state, local, and private sector officials and critical infrastructure facility owners and operators.
- CSAs offer cybersecurity assistance to critical infrastructure owners and operators and SLTT governments. CSAs introduce organizations to various CISA cybersecurity products and services, along with other public and private resources, and act as liaisons to CISA cyber programs. CSAs can provide cyber preparedness, assessments and protective resources, strategic messaging, working group support and leadership, partnership in public-private development, and incident coordination and support in times of cyber threat, disruption, and attack.
- Emergency Communications Coordinators support emergency communications interoperability by offering training, tools, workshops, and regional support. These services assist CISA stakeholders in ensuring they have communications during steady and emergency operations. Through these programs, CISA helps ensure public safety and national security and emergency preparedness communities can seamlessly and securely communicate.
Chemical Security Inspectors (CSIs) advise and assist facilities with hazardous chemicals on security measures to reduce the risk of those chemicals being weaponized. For facilities covered under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, this includes working with the highest-risk chemical facilities to develop security plans and inspecting to ensure that security is in place. For facilities that do not fall under the CFATS program, CSIs facilitate and provide voluntary security resources, including guidance, best practices, and training.
CISA’s field staff operate out of CISA’s network of regional offices located in each of CISA’s ten regions. Each region supports a specific portfolio of states. Visit CISA Regions for locations served by each region and contact information.