The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that it has transitioned to a new model to better equip state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments to strengthen shared responsibility nationwide.
The news comes as its agreement with the Center for Internet Security, the nonprofit that runs the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, will concluded on Tuesday.
The release goes on to say that CISA is supporting our SLTT partners with access to grant funding, no-cost tools, and cybersecurity expertise to be resilient and lead at the local level.
CISA’s cooperative agreement with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) will reach its planned end on September 30, 2025.
Support for SLTTs Includes:
- Access to Grant Funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), available through CISA in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding is provided via the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) and the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP).
- No-cost services and tools such as Cyber Hygiene scanning, phishing assessments, and vulnerability management
- Cybersecurity Performance Goals and the Cyber Security Evaluation Tool to prioritize and measure progress
- Regional Cybersecurity Advisors and Cybersecurity State Coordinators delivering hands-on, local and virtual expertise
- Professional services including vulnerability assessments and incident response coordination
- Bi-monthly SLTT Security Operations Center calls providing timely cyber defense updates
CISA will continue to collaborate with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) on information sharing and joint products, consistent with its engagement across the broader ISAC community. SLTT partners that use Albert sensors should continue to coordinate directly with CIS/MS-ISAC for that service.
“CISA is putting the power directly into the hands of our state and local partners,” said Nick Andersen, Executive Assistant Director for the Cybersecurity Division (CSD) at CISA. “By expanding shared responsibility nationwide, we are ensuring that every community—large or small—has direct access to the resources and expertise needed to defend against today’s threats and prepare for tomorrow’s. This is how we safeguard the systems that keep America running.”
The original announcement can be found here.
