CISA
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency – “CISA”
“America’s Cyber Defense Agency”
Watch Jen Easterly, Director of CISA, as she explains - “Shields Up” in a 60 Minute Interview
https://www.cisa.gov/shields-up
There are a wide range of information resources and tools the CISA website offers. Below are some of the most requested subject areas to expedite your search.
Small & Medium-Sized Businesses
are key to vibrant communities, a strong economy, and often play critical roles in the supply chain. CISA offers free information and tools to help small businesses protect their people, customers, intellectual property, and other sensitive data cyber and physical threats.
https://www.cisa.gov/audiences/small-and-medium-businesses
A resource handbook to assist small and medium-sized businesses enhance ICT resilience.
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/securing-smb-supply-chains-resource-handbook
Cybersecurity Best Practices
CISA provides information on cybersecurity best practices to help individuals and organizations implement preventative measures and manage cyber risks.
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cybersecurity-best-practices
Multi-Factor Authentication
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
CISA provides guidance to support state, local, and industry partners in identifying critical infrastructure needed to maintain the functions Americans depend on daily.
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/critical-infrastructure-security-and-resilience
Cyber Threats and Advisories
Defending our nation against ever-evolving cyber threats and attacks is at the core of CISA’s mission. CISA offers the latest cybersecurity news, advisories, alerts, tools, and resources.
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyber-threats-and-advisories
Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Security
A supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. If vulnerabilities in the ICT supply chain are exploited, the consequences can affect all users of that technology or service.
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/information-communications-technology-supply-chain-security
Cyber Guidance for Small Businesses
Cyber incidents have surged among small businesses that often do not have the resources to defend against devastating attacks like ransomware. As a small business owner, you have likely come across security advice that is out of date or that does not help prevent the most common compromises.
https://www.cisa.gov/cyber-guidance-small-businesses
Stop Ransomware Guide
Ransomware is an ever-evolving form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable. Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption. As a small business owner, here are resources to help you prevent or report ransomware attacks.
https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware/resources
Logging Made Easy
Logging Made Easy (LME) is CISA’s reimagined version of an internationally well-known log management toolset, which offers a reliable, no-cost centralized log management solution.
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/services/logging-made-easy
Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals
A common set of protections that all critical infrastructure entities - from large to small - should implement to meaningfully reduce the likelihood and impact of known risks and adversary techniques.
https://www.cisa.gov/cross-sector-cybersecurity-performance-goals