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Concept image showing two cybersecurity workers in a dimly lit room symbolizing CISA hackers.

CISA breached a federal agency as part of its red team program — and nobody noticed for five months

By Solomon Klappholz published

News A red team assessment performed by CISA on an unnamed federal agency found a series of critical security weaknesses

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Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee. She is sat at a committee table with three people sat behind her and portraits on the wall in the background.

What is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and what does it do?

By Ross Kelly published

Explainer CISA plays a critical role in keeping US organizations safe from cyber attacks, providing vital advice and threat information

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Cyber security concept image showing a digitized padlock sitting on a blue colored circuit board.

Most open source projects fail to use memory-safe programming languages – and CISA says that needs to change

By Emma Woollacott published

News CISA and other security bodies are urging developers to adopt memory-safe programming languages in a bid to tighten up software security

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Ransomware concept image showing skull and cross bones on a computer chip sitting on a circuit board.

This ransomware variant has now been used against 500 targets — here's what you need to know

By Steve Ranger published

News One form of ransomware has become a ‘significant threat’, US authorities have warned - here’s how to protect yourself

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Jen Easterly, director of CISA speaking at the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum in 2024

Nearly 70 software vendors sign up to CISA’s cyber resilience program

By Solomon Klappholz published

News Major software manufacturers pledge to a voluntary framework aimed at boosting cyber resilience of customers across the US

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