US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is under scrutiny after revealing it had to create its incident response plan mid-crisis.
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CISA has disclosed that it lacked a pre-existing incident playbook during a recent security breach. The agency is now sharing lessons learned from the incident.
Coverage from GitGuardian Blog, Межа. Новини України, gbhackers.com, Cybersecurity Dive, and TechCrunch details the security lapses that led to the leak of passwords and cloud access keys on GitHub. The incident involved a contractor who leaked AWS GovCloud credentials.
Watch for CISA's ongoing efforts to strengthen its incident response protocols. Coverage does not yet specify whether any further actions will be taken against the contractor involved.
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Quick answers
What was leaked in the CISA incident?
Passwords and cloud access keys were leaked on GitHub.
Who was involved in the leak?
A contractor was involved in the leak of AWS GovCloud credentials.
Which outlets are covering this story?
GitGuardian Blog, Межа. Новини України, gbhackers.com, Cybersecurity Dive, and TechCrunch are covering the story.
Coverage (5)
- CISA GitHub Leak: Incident Response Lessons GitGuardian Blog · 1d ago
- CISA admits it lacked an incident playbook after contractor leaked keys Межа. Новини України. · 1d ago
- AWS GovCloud Credential Leak Leads CISA to Share Critical Cyber Incident Lessons gbhackers.com · 1d ago
- CISA details security lapses that led to GitHub leak of passwords, cloud access keys Cybersecurity Dive · 1d ago
- US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals TechCrunch · 1d ago
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