CISA Defunds Threat-Sharing Hubs for States and Elections

[rbc]

The U.S. cyber defense agency canceled nearly $10 million in annual funding for two national cybersecurity hubs providing real-time threat intelligence to state and local governments as part of a Trump administration effort to scale back government spending.

A spokesperson for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed Wednesday that federal funding had been terminated for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center. The agency is "is committed to good stewardship of taxpayer dollars" the spokesperson told Information Security Media Group.

Supporting the two groups "no longer effectuates department priorities," the spokesperson added. The funding was part of a cooperative agreement with the Center for Internet Security to support the two cybersecurity institutions, which have been credited with enhancing state and local cybersecurity posture through a 24/7 security operations center providing real-time network and endpoint monitoring, no-cost cybersecurity services and specialized election security center.
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CISA Defunds Threat-Sharing Hubs for States and Elections