About Infragard
Critical Infrastructure Protection through Information Sharing

At its most basic level, InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector.

InfraGard is an alliance of businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other organizations, which are unified together to prevent hostile acts against the United States through information and intelligence sharing.

InfraGard is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) program that began in the Cleveland Field Office in 1996. It was a local effort to gain support from the information technology industry and academia for the FBI’s investigative efforts in the cyber arena. The program expanded to other FBI Field Offices, and in 1998 the FBI assigned national program responsibility for InfraGard to the former National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and to the Cyber Division in 2003. InfraGard and the FBI have developed a relationship of trust and credibility in the exchange of information concerning various terrorism, intelligence, criminal, and security matters.

The strength of Infragard’s Intelligence and Information sharing is from its Subject Matter Expert membership which represents a wide range of industries, professions and fields.

What is Infragard Long Island?
Local and Regional Chapters

Infragard Long Island is a local chapter of the Infragard Members Alliance. The chapter holds regular meetings and provides members with a forum for information sharing within secure environment while focusing on protecting the Critical Infrastructure of Long Island and New York.

The Long Island Chapter is lead by a Special Agent Coordinator and a Board of Directors who outline the chapter’s activities.