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Security Bite: Hackers breach CISA, forcing the agency to take some systems offline


CISA says two systems were hacked in February through vulnerabilities in Ivanti products. In response, the agency had to shut...

It was established within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in November 2018, primarily in response to rising concerns around cyber threats and the protection of critical infrastructure. A CISA spokesperson confirmed the breach in a statement, saying hackers gained access by exploiting vulnerabilities in internal Ivanti tools. “This is a reminder that any organization can be affected by a cyber vulnerability, and having an incident response plan in place is a necessary component of resilience,” CISA adds.

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