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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security agency for reducing cyber and physical risks to critical infrastructure and federal civilian networks. Created by the 2018 CISA Act, it works with government and industry, publishes alerts and guidance, and coordinates assistance during significant incidents. Its direct federal-network role chiefly covers the Federal Civilian Executive Branch, including .gov; private-sector engagement is often voluntary or sector-specific.

Practitioners use CISA advisories and the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog to prioritize patching where exploitation has been observed, and consult applicable directives and incident-response guidance. CISA supports vulnerability reporting and promotes controls such as multifactor authentication, logging, and tested recovery. A CISA alert is an actionable risk signal, not proof every organization is affected; teams should verify product, version, exposure, and obligations.

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Threat actors affiliated with Russian Intelligence Services are conducting phishing campaigns to compromise commercial messaging applications (CMAs) like WhatsApp and Signal to seize control of accounts belonging to individuals with high intelligence value, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Friday

Bank Info Security 3 months, 3 weeks ago

ISMG Editors: Stryker Attack Hits Healthcare Supply Chain

Also: CISA Protocol Concerns, AI Agents Push Past Cybersecurity ControlsIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors unpacked the cyber dimensions of the Stryker attack amid the escalating Iran-Israel-U.S. tensions, the growing controversy around CISA leadership and alleged protocol breaches, and a new set of concerns related to AI agents bypassing security controls.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged government agencies to apply patches for two security flaws impacting Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint, stating they have been actively exploited in the wild

CISA published an advisory on endpoint management hardening after the Stryker wipe. Their Multi Admin Approval recommendation is a speed bump, not a wall. Here is what actually stops a Global Admin compromise: no standing privileges, PIM with Authentication Context, FIDO2 hardware keys, and automated session revocation.

Bank Info Security 4 months ago

US Lawmakers Call for CISA Polygraph Probe

House Democrats Demand Probe Into Former CISA Head Gottumukkala Poly FailuresFive U.S. Democratic lawmakers called for an investigation into a series of escalating controversies surrounding Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency leadership, following allegations that ex-Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala bypassed established intelligence protocols.