Lapsed CISA Contract Impedes National Lab’s Threat-Hunting Operations

Lapsed CISA contract impedes national lab’s threat-hunting operations

The CyberSentry program remains operational, according to CISA, with analysts outside the lab continuing to review sensor data.

Lapsed CISA Contract Impedes National Lab’s Threat-hunting Operations - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Fewer experts are analyzing data from a key critical infrastructure cybersecurity program due to contracting issues associated with the Trump administration, an expert told Congress on Tuesday. Under a contract with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a team from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been reviewing da…

National Laboratory Ceases Monitoring of U.S. Critical Infrastructure for Cyberthreats

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 – A major partner with the government’s CyberSentry program was no longer monitoring systems for zero-day cyberattacks.Dr. Nate Gleason, program leader at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, told lawmakers on Tuesday that funding agreements between his organization and the CyberSentry program were bogged down at the Department of Homeland Security. Those agreements allowed the National Laboratory to monitor operatio…