Gottumukkala out, Andersen in as acting CISA director
2026-03-04T20:36:15Z•df9d32d6565f6968a6c5fe07ecbed29ced396d31f0e9142b394de90d8c54c27d
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What happened
A batch of CyberScoop reports (Feb 23–27, 2026) covers several high‑impact developments: a leadership shakeup at CISA amid criticism and major personnel losses; a multinational warning about ongoing exploitation of multiple Cisco edge zero‑days dating back to 2023; Europol’s new Project Compass and related arrests targeting ‘The Com’ cybercriminal infrastructure; Senate movement on health‑care cybersecurity reforms for HHS; VulnCheck findings that only ~1% of disclosed vulnerabilities were weaponized in 2025; an ex‑L3Harris executive sentenced for selling zero‑day exploits to a Russian broker;
Why it matters
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- 2026-03-04T20:36:15Z
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