The Record reports:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) refuted reports that changes are being made to how it approaches cyberthreats from Russia.

The Guardian newspaper wrote Friday that analysts at CISA were “verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats,” according to an anonymous source, and that work being done on one Russia-related project “was in effect ‘nixed.’”

“CISA’s mission is to defend against all cyberthreats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia,” CISA said on Sunday. “There has been no change in our posture. Any reporting to the contrary is fake and undermines our national security.”

CISA’s mission is to defend against all cyber threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia. There has been no change in our posture. Any reporting to the contrary is fake and undermines our national security.

— Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) March 3, 2025

In addition to the anonymous source, The Guardian cited a “new priorities” memo that did not mention Russian cyberthreats.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Recorded Future News that the memo referenced by The Guardian “is not from the Trump Administration, which is quite inconvenient to the Guardian’s preferred narrative.”

The story emerged on Friday around the same time as an exclusive report from Recorded Future News that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions. That order did not extend to the National Security Agency, and is reportedly temporary — though the exact duration of the order is unknown. [Continue reading…]