CISA mutes own website, shifts routine cyber alerts to Musk’s X, RSS, email
The US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Monday that going forward, only urgent alerts tied to emerging threats or major cyber activity will appear on its website. Routine updates, guidance, and other notifications will instead be shared via email, RSS, and X.
Up until now, its Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories website has been posting a variety of bulletins, including known vulnerabilities under attack, flaws found in everything from industrial control systems to smart TVs, and warnings about specific products. Starting today, many of these updates will be distributed via email, RSS, and the social media site better known as Twitter that’s owned by the President’s personal billionaire éminence grease Elon Musk.
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