INFOCON (short for information operations condition) is a threat level system in the United States similar to that of FPCON.
It is a defense system based primarily on the status of information systems and is a method used by the military to defend against a computer network attack.
They are: Symantec's ThreatCon service no longer exists.
[citation needed] In the TV Series, Crisis , the US government goes to INFOCON 2 when Francis Gibson has a massive cyber attack initiated upon the United States, nearly bringing it to war with China.
"Department of Defense (DOD) Information Operations Condition (INFOCON) System Procedures" (PDF).