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US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals
A CISA contractor employee accidentally uploaded exposed passwords to a publicly accessible GitHub repository, which a GitGuardian researcher discovered and reported in May. The incident revealed that CISA had to develop its incident response procedures in real time during the event rather than having them prepared in advance.
Why it matters: CISA and federal agencies relying on its contractors face credential exposure and operational risk when incident response playbooks are absent, requiring practitioners to ensure their own organizations have pre-built response procedures in place.
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breaches incidents
US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals
A CISA contractor employee accidentally uploaded exposed passwords to a publicly accessible GitHub repository, which a GitGuardian researcher discovered and reported in May. The incident revealed that CISA had to develop its incident response procedures in real time during the event rather than having them prepared in advance.
Why it matters: CISA and federal agencies relying on its contractors face credential exposure and operational risk when incident response playbooks are absent, requiring practitioners to ensure their own organizations have pre-built response procedures in place.
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- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker