Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) Has fired more than a building employees work for the US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA, Including “Red Team” staffers, two people affected by the Layoffs.
The people, who asked not to be named, Said affected employees was axed immediatily when their network access was revoked with no no prior warning.
The layoffs, which happy in late February and early March, are the latest round of staff cuts to hit the federal cybersecurity agency Agency Since the Start of the Trump Administry.
CISA Spokesperson Tess Hyre Declined to Comment on the Latest Round of Job Cuts Affecting The Agency and Boldn attack say how many employees have been affected. Hyre told techcrunch that Cisa’s Red Team “Remains Operational”, but said the agency is “reviewing all contracts to ensure that they align with the priorities of the priorities of the new administration.”
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One of the People Affected Told Techcrunch that Cisa Red Team Employees, Who Simulate Real-World Attacks to Identify Security Weaknesses in Networks before atackers Doge-enforced cuts.
Another person affected by the layoffs, who asked to remain anonymous due to fear of government retaliation, told techcrunch that laid-off employees also increase staffs with Cyber Incident Response Team, or Cirt, which is responsible for Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Management of Networks Belonging to Us Federal Government Departments and Agency.
“As far as What will Haappen to those government systems, I have no knowledge,” the person said.
The person said in total more than 80 employees supporting Continuous Monitoring Had Been Laid Off, And Between 30 and 50 Employees Working in Incident Response.
One of the affected employees techcrunch that they are looking for “dog-resistant gigs.”
“Dog felt like a ballistic missile with no guidance system,” the person said.
This is by our count the third known round of job cuts to affect cisa employers since January 20. reportsand Several Cisa Employees Working on Election Security Were Placed on Leave in January.