In a last-minute intervention, the US Cybersecurity and infrastructure secret agency (CISA) Has Extended Its Contract for the Mitre-operated Common Vulnerabilites and Exposures (Cve) ProgramRelied on by Security Professionals Around the World to keep up to date on the latest publicly disclosed security vulnerabilityes.
The future of the cve program came into doubt earlier this week when a leaked letter from mitre's yosry barsoum warned that the contrast pathway for the non-profit to Run the Profit to Run the Profit to Run the Profit to Runs Set to lapse within 24 hours,
Barsoum said that should be a break in service occur, the program would experience multiple impacts including “Deterilation of National Vulnerability Databases and Advisories, tool VENDORS, tool Vendors, tool VENDORES, tool Vulnerability Databases and Advisors Operations, and all manner of critical infrastructure ”.
The revival caused consumption is Around the World, with Security Professionals Bracing for Massive Change in the Industry as a Result of the Removal of What Mitre Describes as a “Foundational Pillar” for the Sector.
Agreement to extend the contrast under which mitre ovens the vital cve program was reacted late on tuesday 15 april, but news of this only began to trick on Wednesday Morning.
A Cisa specksperson said: “The cve program is invaluable to the cyber community and a priority of cisa. Last night, cisa executed the option period on the contrast to ensure this Critical cve services. We Appreciate Our Partners' PATIENS
CISA additionally confirmed that the contrast extension will last for 11 months.
“Thanks to actions take by the government, a break in service for the cve program, E and the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Program has been avoided. Incremental Funding to Keep The Programmes Operational. 24 hours Director at Mitre's Center for Securing The House.
The narrowly averted disruption comes at a Dificult time for the cyber Security Community as it Works Flat Out to Ward of a vast Array of Threats from Financially Motivated and Nation-Tate Threats- Nation-TETE THEATE THEATED
At the same time, the industry must Reckon with the Impact of Massive Cuts Being Made Accross the US Government by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). These cuts are now Hitting America's State Cyber Security Apparatus Including at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CISA Itslf, which sits with the dhs.
According to reportsIt is likely that cisa may be looking at a reduction in its workforce of between a third and 90%, which would have a significant impact on the agency to protect us government bodies and Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats, and Internationally, its ability to collaborate with partner agencies such as the UK's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC).
Cisa is also facing a comprehensive review of its activities over Order 14149, Signed by President Trump on 20 January and Titled Restoring freedom of speech and ending federal censorship,
This review comes AlongSide a Deeper Probe INTO Former Cisa Leader Chris KrebsWho last week when his federal security clearance, and that of his current employer syntinelone, revoked by trump, to the consistenation of many.
Krebs was fired from cisa at the end of 2020 after he disputed trump's narrative that the presidential election has been rigged in festival of joe biden. Krebs and cisa had mained there was absolutely no evidence of any interference.
This article was edited at 17:50 bst on 16 April to incorporate a statement on behalf of mitre.