CISA

CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’ – Go Health Pro

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CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’ – Go Health Pro

The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency is scrambling to contact more than 130 former employees after a federal court ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate workers it “unlawfully” fired. U.S. District Judge James Bredar last week ordered the Trump administration to reinstate employees laid off across a number of U.S. government agencies, including the Department … Read more

Medusa Ransomware: FBI and CISA Urge Organizations to Act Now to Mitigate Threat – Go Health Pro

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Medusa Ransomware: FBI and CISA Urge Organizations to Act Now to Mitigate Threat – Go Health Pro

The Medusa ransomware gang continues to present a major threat to the critical infrastructure sector, according to a newly-released joint advisory from the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). As of February 2025, the Medusa ransomware operation, which we have previously detailed on the Tripwire … Read more

DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ staffers amid ongoing federal cuts – Go Health Pro

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DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ staffers amid ongoing federal cuts – Go Health Pro

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has fired more than a hundred employees working for the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency CISA, including “red team” staffers, two people affected by the layoffs told TechCrunch.  The people, who asked not to be named, said affected employees were axed immediately when their network access was revoked with … Read more

CISA election security officials placed on leave, DHS confirms – Go Health Pro

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CISA election security officials placed on leave, DHS confirms – Go Health Pro

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed several members of its election security team on administrative leave, the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed to TechCrunch. The Associated Press, citing a person familiar with the situation, reported on Tuesday that 17 CISA employees have been placed on leave pending review.  In a … Read more

CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog, Urges Fixes by Feb 25 – Go Health Pro

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CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog, Urges Fixes by Feb 25 – Go Health Pro

Feb 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2024-45195 (CVSS score: 7.5/9.8) – A forced browsing vulnerability in Apache … Read more

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