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Lead U.S. Cyber Agency Is Stretched Thin
As the fighting in the Middle East roars on, cyber experts are increasingly warning of online attacks from Iran on U.S. businesses and infrastructure.
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Under the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. cyber agency CISA has faced cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, as bipartisan lawmakers and cybersecurity industry sources say the agency is unprepared to handle a crisis.[image or embed] -- TechCrunch (@techcrunch.com) Feb 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Under the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. cyber agency CISA has faced cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, as bipartisan lawmakers and cybersecurity industry sources say the agency is unprepared to handle a crisis.[image or embed]
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... As the fighting in the Middle East roars on, cyber experts are increasingly warning of online attacks from Iran on U.S. businesses and infrastructure. "From a timing perspective, it's now or never," said Pavel Gurvich, founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Tenzai. "In that sense, the danger is meaningfully higher." Gurvich said Iran may have stored capabilities and is waiting for a high-risk moment to launch. Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on the region over the weekend, Iran has stepped up retaliatory strikes, hitting U.S. bases, embassies and major hubs, including Tel Aviv, Doha, and Dubai. The looming threat of an Iran-linked cyberattack poses a critical risk to the U.S. at a time when the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the leading readiness body, is grappling with a partial government shutdown, furloughs, and a management reshuffle that could hinder its ability to counteract an attack. ...
"From a timing perspective, it's now or never," said Pavel Gurvich, founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Tenzai. "In that sense, the danger is meaningfully higher."
Gurvich said Iran may have stored capabilities and is waiting for a high-risk moment to launch.
Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on the region over the weekend, Iran has stepped up retaliatory strikes, hitting U.S. bases, embassies and major hubs, including Tel Aviv, Doha, and Dubai.
The looming threat of an Iran-linked cyberattack poses a critical risk to the U.S. at a time when the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the leading readiness body, is grappling with a partial government shutdown, furloughs, and a management reshuffle that could hinder its ability to counteract an attack. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-04 02:03 AM | Reply
So... was DOGE intentionally put into action by Pres Trump i n order to weaken the Country?
Why does Pres Trump seem to want to make the Uniuted States more vulnerable?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-04 02:05 AM | Reply
Why does Pres Trump seem to want to make the Uniuted States more vulnerable? Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-04 02:05 AM | Reply
For Putin's benefits of course.
#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-03-04 02:33 AM | Reply
@#3
I wish I could disagree, but I have difficulty in doing so.
Pres Trump's second term seems to have a goal of reducing the Democracy-based paradigm that had been established after WWII.
Why?
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-04 02:59 AM | Reply
Now he will use up our weapons stockpile so we are more at risk.
#5 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-05 06:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2
#5 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-05 06:23 PM | Reply | Flag: Thanks Bibi and Dotard!
#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-05 06:32 PM | Reply
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