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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.
CISA ordered federal agencies on Thursday to secure their systems against a critical Microsoft Configuration Manager vulnerability patched in October 2024 and now exploited in attacks. [...]
CISA lost a third of its staff and its acting leader uploaded sensitive docs to public ChatGPT — while China sits inside U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers Most Staff Would Be Furloughed Amid Partial ShutdownMore than half of the U.S. cyber defense agency's workforce would be furloughed under a DHS funding lapse, the agency's acting chief warned Wednesday, pausing incident reporting rulemaking, security assessments and proactive cyber programs while significantly limiting operations.
CISA has issued a new directive requiring federal agencies to decommission all end of support edge devices within 12 months to reduce ongoing exploitation risks