CISA Cuts Cybersecurity Tools: Is Your Data Now on the Menu?
CISA’s threat hunting division is set to drop Google-owned VirusTotal and has already stopped using Censys, leaving cyber threat hunters scrambling for new tools. Despite budget cuts, CISA is confident they’ll find alternatives. Apparently, they’re also looking for a way to hunt threats with a magnifying glass and a trusty sidekick.
Hot Take:
Oh, CISA, you’re like that kid who was given all the shiny toys and then told to share, but with budget cuts instead of candy. Dropping tools like VirusTotal is like throwing away the Swiss Army knife of cybersecurity just because someone saw a butterfly knife on TikTok. But hey, who needs Google when you’ve got good ol’ intuition, right?
Key Points:
- CISA is retiring the cybersecurity tool VirusTotal and has already stopped using Censys.
- More than 500 CISA cyber threat hunters received the notice of these changes.
- Nightwing and Peraton contractors have faced cutbacks, including turning in their phones.
- Concerns arise from the Trump administration’s efforts to downsize CISA.
- Despite previous plans, CISA will continue supporting the CVE Program for another 11 months.
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