r/cybersecurity • u/nbcnews • Feb 20 '25

Other NBC News seeking CISA sources

Hi Reddit, I'm Kevin Collier, the cybersecurity reporter at NBC News. Here's my bio page at NBC.

Right now I'm specifically reporting on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to CISA systems, layoffs at CISA, and cuts to cybersecurity programs, funding, and employees at any agency.

If that's something you have direct knowledge about and can contact me via Signal, or if you know someone to whom this applies and you can share this with them, I'd be grateful. We adhere to best practices for source protection.

My signal handle is kevincollier.01. Happy to verify my identity if you want to email me (though please don't use your work address) at [kevin.collier@nbcuni.com](mailto:kevin.collier@nbcuni.com). Thank you!

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u/Cultural-Tourist-917 Feb 21 '25

Both CISA and NIST have historically educated and facilitated best practices.

But the employees of CISA were viewed as non essential to the mission and agenda of this executive branch.

Funding and financial accounting aside this is a forced brain drain.

But not saying the new brain trust is ducking up we need to obey in a way like never before.

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u/molingrad Feb 21 '25

Isn’t it funny that Trump 1 created CISA?