<s>
The	O
Internet	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
Center	I-Application
(	O
ISC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
program	O
of	O
the	O
SANS	O
Technology	O
Institute	O
,	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
SANS	O
Institute	O
which	O
monitors	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
malicious	O
activity	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
large-scale	O
infrastructure	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
public-private	O
sector	O
cooperation	O
during	O
the	O
Y2K	B-Error_Name
cutover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CID	O
was	O
renamed	O
the	O
"	O
Internet	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
Center	I-Application
"	O
in	O
acknowledgement	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
distributed	O
sensor	O
network	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
a	O
weather	O
reporting	O
center	O
will	O
detect	O
and	O
track	O
an	O
atmospheric	O
storm	O
and	O
provide	O
warnings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
last	O
hours	O
of	O
2005	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
weeks	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
Center	I-Application
went	O
to	O
its	O
longest	O
period	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
"	O
yellow	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Infocon	O
for	O
the	O
WMF	O
vulnerability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
Center	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
staffed	O
with	O
approximately	O
40	O
volunteers	O
,	O
representing	O
8	O
countries	O
and	O
many	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
