{"id":184856,"date":"2026-02-05T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/cisa-orders-feds-to-disconnect-unsupported-network-edge-devices\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:05:09","slug":"cisa-orders-feds-to-disconnect-unsupported-network-edge-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/cisa-orders-feds-to-disconnect-unsupported-network-edge-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"CISA orders feds to disconnect unsupported network edge devices"},"content":{"rendered":"

CISA orders feds to disconnect unsupported network edge devices<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cybersecuritydive.com\/news\/cisa-edge-devices-binding-operational-directive\/811539\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-05 15:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cybersecuritydive.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: <\/a><\/p>\n

Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is giving federal agencies one year to stop using edge devices that no longer receive security updates from vendors.
\nThe \u201cimminent threat\u201d to agencies posed by end-of-support (EOS) edge devices \u2014 including firewalls, routers, network security appliances and Internet of Things devices \u2014 \u201cis substantial and constant,\u201d CISA said in a binding operational directive that it issued on Thursday.
\nCISA said it was \u201caware of widespread exploitation campaigns by advanced threat actors targeting EOS edge devices,\u201d which are attractive entry points for hackers \u201cdue to their extensive reach into an organization’s network and integrations with identity management systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new BOD requires agencies to immediately update any edge device running outdated software to a version that still receives vendor support, as long as doing so \u201cdoes not adversely impact mission critical functionality.\u201d Within three months, agencies must tell CISA which devices from the agency\u2019s new EOS Edge Device List they are using on their networks.
\nAgencies will then have 12 months to decommission all listed devices with EOS dates on or before that deadline, reporting to CISA as they do so. The directive also gives agencies 12 months to inventory all edge devices \u2014 whether or not they appear on CISA\u2019s list \u2014 that will lose support within the next year and provide that inventory to CISA.
\nWithin 18 months, agencies must remove all remaining EOS devices, and within 24 months, agencies must develop processes for tracking devices that are, or will soon be, unsupported. They will be required to stop using those devices before their EOS date.
\nWhile the directive is binding only on federal agencies, CISA hopes local governments, businesses, and foreign allies will also heed its warning to disconnect unsupported network edge devices. The agency is publishing a fact sheet, developed in collaboration with the FBI and the U.K.\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre, that offers advice for protecting edge devices.
\nThe directive comes after years of nation-state cyberattacks that began with compromises of edge devices and blossomed into highly disruptive operations.
\n\u201cUnsupported devices should never remain on enterprise networks,\u201d Nick Andersen, CISA\u2019s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, told reporters during a briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Compliance conundrum
\nDespite its authority to instruct agencies to complete certain cybersecurity tasks, CISA has limited ability to ensure agencies\u2019 compliance with its directives. Andersen said CISA will work with the White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget to \u201cmonitor compliance, assess progress and provide support\u201d to agencies as they implement the BOD. But he did not identify any mechanisms for forcing agencies to meet the deadlines.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily about, \u2018can CISA go wave a big stick and force an agency to do something?\u2019\u201d Andersen said.
\nOne of CISA\u2019s jobs, he added, is to advise agencies on the trade-offs of continuing to use insecure technology for \u201cdelivering essential citizen services.\u201d<\/p>\n

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