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CISA provides secure means for constituents and partners to report incidents, phishing attempts, malware, and vulnerabilities.

Report a Cybersecurity Incident: Report anomalous cyber activity and/or cyber incidents 24/7 to report@cisa.gov or (888) 282-0870. Contact Us: Central@CISA.dhs.gov

• Report an Incident

• Report Phishing

• Report a Vulnerability

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The CISA Services Catalog is all CISA in one place – a single resource that provides users with access to information on services across CISA’s mission areas that are available to Federal Government, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Private Industry Academia, and NGO and Non-Profit stakeholders.

The Catalog is interactive, allowing users to filter and quickly access applicable services with just a few clicks: CISA Services Catalog | CISA

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Weather CISA Cyber Essentials guides leaders of small businesses, as well as leaders of small and local government agencies, as they work to develop an actionable understanding of where to start implementing organizational cybersecurity practices.

Consistent with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and other standards, the Cyber Essentials are the starting point to cyber readiness.

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The Commercial Facilities Sector Risk Management Agency (SRMA) Community of Interest (COI) site enables users to easily access relevant and current information specific to the Commercial Facilities Sector.

If you need a HSIN account, please contact HSIN@HQ.DHS.GOV and request access to the HSIN-CI and the Commercial Facilities Community of Interest.

• Provide your name, business email address, company, and reason for the request (access information pertinent to your job as your organization’s security director, cybersecurity officer, etc.)

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October 2024 marks the 21^st Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and CISA needs your help to amplify messaging, not only throughout the month, but also year-round. The enduring Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme, Secure Our World, reminds us that there are simple behavior changes that will make us all MUCH SAFER while online or using connected devices:

 Using strong passwords and a password manager

• Turning on MFA
• Recognizing and reporting phishing
• Updating software

Join CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance for a webinar on July 16^th from 2-3pm ET to learn how you and your organization can get involved. To register, click here. Also, if you would like to request a CISA speaker for your Cybersecurity Awareness Month event, please complete a CISA Speaker Request Form and then email it as an attachment to cisa.speakers@cisa.dhs.gov no later than August 30, 2024.

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Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced more than $18.2 million in Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP) awards to assist Tribal Nations with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk and threats. These are the first-ever Tribal Cybersecurity Grants to be awarded. The grant program was established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the more than 30 grant awards represent the largest number of awards ever provided by the Department to Tribal Nations in a single grant program.

“For far too long, Tribal Nations have faced digital and cybersecurity threats without the resources necessary to build resilience,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “The Department of Homeland Security’s first-ever Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program awards announced today – made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – will help tribes and tribal communities ensure they have the tools to assess risks, implement solutions, and increase cyber defenses.” Digital threats impacting American Indian and Alaska Native tribes are increasing and becoming more complex, and tribal sovereignty creates unique cybersecurity challenges for these communities who have been consistently underfunded and under-resourced. This program is another example of a unified approach across DHS. This FEMA-administered program leverages CISA’s capabilities to support grant recipients. “With these first-ever Tribal Cybersecurity Grants, we are not just addressing immediate needs, but also reinforcing the infrastructure that supports the sovereignty and resilience of Tribal Nations,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. “This funding, benefitting the largest number of tribal recipients to build cybersecurity resilience in FEMA’s history, is a testament to our dedication to a safer, more secure future for all communities.” “These grants will help Tribal Nations combat the growing cyber threats they face every day and build resilience for their critical infrastructure,” CISA Director Jen Easterly said. “We’re proud to work with our federal partners to help Tribal Nations strengthen their cybersecurity.”

The Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program will fund efforts to establish critical governance frameworks for Tribal Nations to address cyber threats and vulnerabilities, identify key vulnerabilities and evaluate needed capabilities, implement measures to mitigate the threats, and develop a 21st-century cyber workforce across local communities. All Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program recipients are required to participate in a limited number of free services provided by CISA. These services are: Cyber Hygiene Vulnerability Scanning – Evaluates external network presence by continuous scanning public, static internet protocol (IPs) for accessible services and vulnerabilities. Nationwide Cybersecurity Review – A free, anonymous, annual self-assessment designed to measure gaps and capabilities of a recipient’s cybersecurity programs.

The grants will significantly improve national resilience to cyber threats by giving Tribal Nations much-needed resources to address network security and take steps to protect against cybersecurity risks to help them strengthen their communities. In addition, federally recognized tribes are eligible to apply for millions more in tribal cybersecurity funding that will be announced later this year.

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Several years ago, I attended a Patriot’s Day Celebration while visiting Boston. Patriot’s Day commemorates the anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous ride through New England, a ride that played a pivotal role in alerting the colonists that the British were coming. The bravery and courage displayed that night laid the foundation for the lives of hundreds of millions of future Americans.

The celebration was held at the same Old North Church where the lanterns were famously hung. The presence of direct descendants of Revere and other American founders added a tangible connection to history. There were speeches that resonated with the echoes of the past, reenactments that brought history to life, and music that stirred feelings of awe, nostalgia, and admiration for our humble beginnings.

After leaving the church, I wandered through Freedom Plaza and paused at the base of Paul Revere’s statue. Reflecting on the perils of his midnight ride, I considered the immense risks he and others faced as they met in secret. I pondered how their courage paved the way for the freedoms and lifestyle so many now enjoy because of the actions of ordinary men and women.

Lost in these contemplations, I barely noticed a stray dog entering the plaza. The dog, oblivious to the historical significance of the place, circled the area and eventually made his way to the base of Revere’s statue, where he unceremoniously lifted his leg, inadvertently dishonoring the hero I had been admiring.

In that single moment, my profound pride for our country was abruptly undercut by a sense of disgust.

Finding Resilience Amidst Disillusionment

Perhaps you’ve experienced something similar over the past few years. The sense of pride in our nation can often be marred by political turmoil, disappointment in candidates or parties, or economic uncertainty. Your personal or professional life might reflect this as well—a successful career shattered by downsizing or personal family hardships.

All too often, that’s how life goes. The good is interwoven with the bad, and joy and tragedy exist in precarious balance. Euphoric moments can quickly be shadowed by deep sorrows.

My friend and speaking colleague, W Mitchell, knows this dynamic well. As a young man, he survived a motorcycle accident that left him with severe burns over more than 65% of his body. Just four years later, he endured another traumatic event—a paralyzing plane crash. Despite these life-altering accidents, Mitchell could have succumbed to victimhood. Instead, he adopted a mantra we’ve all heard: It’s Not What Happens to You, It’s What You Do About It. He chose joy and personal responsibility over anger and blame.

Embracing Perspective on Independence Day

As we celebrate Independence Day, it’s easy to feel anger or frustration about the current political landscape. We may be tempted to attribute our personal or professional woes to politicians or external circumstances. It may be helpful to remember: It’s Not What Happens to You, It’s What You Do About It.

For me, that means finding the humor and positivity in every situation. The next time a stray dog disrupts a moment of reflection, I’ll laugh and focus on the brighter side. I will imagine Paul Revere laughing too, acknowledging that his legendary ride not only transformed the future for millions of Americans but also brought a moment of unintended humor to my night—and improved the evening for one very lucky dog.

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As investigators work to determine the cause of a devastating fire at a historic Toronto church, community members and art experts are mourning the loss of a sacred space that housed unique artwork by members of the Group of Seven.
The Sunday morning blaze caused massive damage at St. Anne's Anglican Church, a national historic site where "extraordinary" early paintings by three Group of Seven members and other prominent Canadian artists were installed along the interior in the 1920s.
The murals decorated the chancel and the dome, which was destroyed in the blaze. No one was inside the church at the time.
“To be honest, it's heart-wrenching to come up here to see the church like this," St. Anne's rector Father Don Beyers said in an interview near the building Monday as the smell of ashes lingered in the air.
"I almost felt sick to my stomach to see it," he said, adding that church members are "incredibly hurt and sad."
The distinctive central dome of the Byzantine-style church built in the early 1900s is now gone, its interior appears to be gutted, and the brick walls are damaged but still standing. A few members of the church staff, accompanied by firefighters, were seen carrying documents out of the building on Monday.
Toronto police said the fire is not being treated as suspicious at this time, although investigators are still trying to pinpoint the cause.
The Office of the Fire Marshal said Monday it's too early to make any conclusions.
"The timeline of this investigation, like any others that we carry out, is fluid and will take as long as necessary to conclusively determine how the fire was started," spokesperson Sean Driscoll said in an email.
Beyers said the community has not only lost a place of worship, rites and holiday celebrations – it has also lost "Canadian artwork at its very best."
In 1923, the church commissioned J.E.H. MacDonald to oversee designs depicting the life of Christ on the building's interior. MacDonald then signed on nine other artists, including Franklin Carmichael and Frederick Varley.
MacDonald, Carmichael and Varley formed part of the school of landscape painters famously known as the Group of Seven.
"It's almost hard to describe how beautiful the works were and how rare. It was the only religious artwork to my knowledge that the Group of Seven ever did," Beyers said, noting that the murals depicted important Biblical scenes and prophets.
Those images of the prophets particularly showcased Varley's skills as a portrait painter, in addition to his landscape artistry, said Rob Cowley, president of Toronto-based art auctioneers Cowley Abbott.
It would be "impossible" to assign a monetary value to the destroyed murals, Cowley said in an interview.
"So much of their value really was the space where they were and their historical importance," he said. "Their importance in the marketplace would be impossible to say only because they do differ from what the Group of Seven were most celebrated for, which were depictions of the Canadian landscape."
Sarah Bassnett, an art history professor at Western University, said the lost murals were part of an early 20th-century movement to integrate paintings into architecture. The movement was interrupted by the First World War but revived to some extent in the 1920s, she said.
"It's part of this kind of move against mass production and an appreciation for the unique and the beautiful and the handcrafted and ... that was incorporated into this particular church in Toronto," Bassnett said.
Peter Coffman, an architectural historian at Carleton University, called St. Anne's church "a gloriously renegade" building in a "eulogy" posted on Monday.
"It was beautiful, yes – exceptionally so. But it was also a rebel. It was Byzantine when Anglican churches were supposed to be Gothic. It was decorated by artists with no experience in liturgical art," Coffman wrote in a post on the university's website.
"By the time it was fully completed, it was certainly the oddest Anglican church in Toronto, and possibly in the country," he wrote, concluding that it will be "impossible" to reconstruct the building.
But Beyers, the priest at St. Anne's, said the church community is determined to rise from the ashes. It hopes to achieve that with donations and support from others.
"I know we're going to rise out of this," he said. "This isn't the end of us and we're not going to stop. We're going to continue."

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ATALM2024 Conference Registration is now available until August 15.

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October 2024 marks the twenty-first Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and CISA needs your help to amplify messaging, not only throughout the month, but also year-round. The enduring Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme, Secure Our World, reminds us that there are simple behavior changes that will make us all MUCH SAFER while online or using connected devices:

• Using strong passwords and a password manager.
• Turning on multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• Recognizing and reporting phishing.
• Updating software.

Join CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance for a webinar on Tuesday, July 16, from 2-3pm EDT, to learn how you and your organization can get involved. To register, click here.

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