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The '''Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency''' ('''CISA''') was established on 16 November 2018 when ] ] signed into law the ].<ref name=aboutcisa>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/about-cisa|title=About CISA|publisher=Department of Homeland Security|date=19 November 2018|accessdate=16 December 2018}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref name=zdnet>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/trump-signs-bill-that-creates-the-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency/|title=Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency|last=Cimpanu|first=Catalin|date=November 16, 2018|work=]|access-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref> CISA is a standalone ] under the ]'s (DHS) oversight.<ref name=zdnet /> It was reported in February 2019 by ] that two of the Task Forces were being dramatically downsized.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-dhs-guts-task-forces-protecting-elections-from-foreign-meddling |title=Trump’s DHS Guts Task Forces Protecting Elections From Foreign Meddling; ‘It’s very curious why the leadership has not committed resources to prepare for the 2020 election,’ one Homeland Security official tells The Daily Beast. |authors=Erin Banco and Betsy Woodruff |date=February 13, 2019 |website=The Daily Beast |publisher= |access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref> The '''Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency''' ('''CISA''') was established on 16 November 2018 when ] ] signed into law the ].<ref name=aboutcisa>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/about-cisa|title=About CISA|publisher=Department of Homeland Security|date=19 November 2018|accessdate=16 December 2018}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref name=zdnet>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/trump-signs-bill-that-creates-the-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency/|title=Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency|last=Cimpanu|first=Catalin|date=November 16, 2018|work=]|access-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref> CISA is a standalone ], an operational component under ] (DHS) oversight.<ref name=zdnet /> Its activities are a continuation of the ] (NPPD).


Its activities are a continuation of the ] (NPPD), a program established in 2007 inside the DHS. CISA oversees<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/publication/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency-organizational-chart|title=Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Organizational Chart|date=2019-02-27|website=Department of Homeland Security|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref>: CISA subcomponents include the<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/publication/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency-organizational-chart|title=Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Organizational Chart|date=2019-02-27|website=Department of Homeland Security|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref>:


* ] * ]
* Emergency Communications Division * Emergency Communications Division
* Infrastructure Security Division
⚫ * ] (FPS)
* ]
* National Risk Management Center * National Risk Management Center
⚫ *] (FPS)


Former NPPD Under Secretary Christopher Krebs is CISA's first director, and ] is its first ever deputy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2018/03/20/travis-nppd-deputy-cyber.aspx|title=NPPD taps vendor for No. 2 role -|last=Johnson|first=Derek B.|date=2018-03-18|website=FCW|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2018/12/20/standing-up-cisa-rockwell.aspx|title=Standing up CISA|last=Rockwell|first=Mark|date=2018-12-20|website=FCW|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> The expected role of CISA is to improve cybersecurity across all levels of government, coordinate cybersecurity programs with ], and improve the government's cybersecurity protections against private and nation-state ]s.<ref name=zdnet /> Former NPPD Under Secretary Christopher Krebs is CISA's first Director, and former Deputy Under Secretary ] is its first Deputy Director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2018/03/20/travis-nppd-deputy-cyber.aspx|title=NPPD taps vendor for No. 2 role -|last=Johnson|first=Derek B.|date=2018-03-18|website=FCW|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2018/12/20/standing-up-cisa-rockwell.aspx|title=Standing up CISA|last=Rockwell|first=Mark|date=2018-12-20|website=FCW|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> The expected role of CISA is to improve cybersecurity across all levels of government, coordinate cybersecurity programs with ], and improve the government's cybersecurity protections against private and nation-state ]s.<ref name=zdnet />


On January 22, 2019, CISA issued its first-ever Emergency Directive (Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering; 19-01)<ref name="ed-19-01">{{cite web |title=Emergency Directive 19-01 |url=https://cyber.dhs.gov/ed/19-01/ |website=cyber.dhs.gov |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref> warning that "an active attacker is targeting government organizations" using ] techniques to perform ].<ref name="cisa-blog-feb-19">{{cite web |last1=Krebs |first1=Christopher |title=Why CISA issued our first Emergency Directive |url=https://cyber.dhs.gov/blog/#why-cisa-issued-our-first-emergency-directive |website=cyber.dhs.gov |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref> Research group FireEye stated that "initial research suggests the actor or actors responsible have a nexus to Iran."<ref name="fireeye-feb">{{cite web |last1=Hirani |first1=Muks |last2=Jones |first2=Sarah |last3=Read |first3=Ben |title=Global DNS Hijacking Campaign: DNS Record Manipulation at Scale |url=https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/01/global-dns-hijacking-campaign-dns-record-manipulation-at-scale.html |website=FireEye |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref> On January 22, 2019, CISA issued its first-ever Emergency Directive (Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering; 19-01)<ref name="ed-19-01">{{cite web |title=Emergency Directive 19-01 |url=https://cyber.dhs.gov/ed/19-01/ |website=cyber.dhs.gov |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref> warning that "an active attacker is targeting government organizations" using ] techniques to perform ].<ref name="cisa-blog-feb-19">{{cite web |last1=Krebs |first1=Christopher |title=Why CISA issued our first Emergency Directive |url=https://cyber.dhs.gov/blog/#why-cisa-issued-our-first-emergency-directive |website=cyber.dhs.gov |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref> Research group FireEye stated that "initial research suggests the actor or actors responsible have a nexus to Iran."<ref name="fireeye-feb">{{cite web |last1=Hirani |first1=Muks |last2=Jones |first2=Sarah |last3=Read |first3=Ben |title=Global DNS Hijacking Campaign: DNS Record Manipulation at Scale |url=https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/01/global-dns-hijacking-campaign-dns-record-manipulation-at-scale.html |website=FireEye |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref>

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Revision as of 21:08, 8 July 2019

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Agency overview
Formed2018
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersRosslyn, Arlington, VA
Employees3,374 (2017)
Annual budget$3.3 billion (2017)
Agency executives
Parent agencyDepartment of Homeland Security
WebsiteDHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was established on 16 November 2018 when President Donald Trump signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018. CISA is a standalone United States federal agency, an operational component under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversight. Its activities are a continuation of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD).

CISA subcomponents include the:

Former NPPD Under Secretary Christopher Krebs is CISA's first Director, and former Deputy Under Secretary Matthew Travis is its first Deputy Director. The expected role of CISA is to improve cybersecurity across all levels of government, coordinate cybersecurity programs with states, and improve the government's cybersecurity protections against private and nation-state hackers.

On January 22, 2019, CISA issued its first-ever Emergency Directive (Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering; 19-01) warning that "an active attacker is targeting government organizations" using DNS spoofing techniques to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. Research group FireEye stated that "initial research suggests the actor or actors responsible have a nexus to Iran."

References

  1. "Homeland Security (Organization)".
  2. "About CISA". Department of Homeland Security. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Cimpanu, Catalin (November 16, 2018). "Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency". ZDNet. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Organizational Chart". Department of Homeland Security. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  5. Johnson, Derek B. (2018-03-18). "NPPD taps vendor for No. 2 role -". FCW. Retrieved 2019-03-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. Rockwell, Mark (2018-12-20). "Standing up CISA". FCW. Retrieved 2019-03-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. "Emergency Directive 19-01". cyber.dhs.gov. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. Krebs, Christopher. "Why CISA issued our first Emergency Directive". cyber.dhs.gov. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. Hirani, Muks; Jones, Sarah; Read, Ben. "Global DNS Hijacking Campaign: DNS Record Manipulation at Scale". FireEye. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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