RILA members are invited to participate in the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) by the Commercial Facilities Sector-Specific Agency. HSIN is an internet-based platform used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to facilitate the sharing of information necessary for coordination, operational plans, mitigation and response to incidents, by the government and the private sector.
HSIN allows for secure, encrypted communications between DHS and the private sector. The Commercial Facilities Sector maintains an independent site on the HSIN portal, which was designed to allow us to share sector specific threat information with our partners.
Within the Commercial Facilities Sector portal, there is a specific portal for the retail sub-sector, allowing you to communicate with each other, independent from DHS or other government agencies.
HSIN offers many dynamic capabilities including:
The HSIN network is open to security representatives and owners and operators of commercial facilities. To gain access, you must send a request for membership to hsin.helpdesk@dhs.gov. Please include your name, official e-mail address, phone number, organization, job title/responsibilities, supervisor’s name, supervisor’s email address, phone number and note that you are part of the retail sub-sector.
Requests received via e-mail will be forwarded back to the Commercial Facilities SSA for consideration.
To determine which information sharing environment most meets your needs, please go to http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_1189168948944.shtm and click on the appropriate box to receive specific CIKR sector information.