Notice at the top of https://www.nist.gov/ "NOTICE: Due to a lapse in government funding, this and almost all NIST-affiliated websites will be unavailable until further notice. Learn more NIST websites for programs using non-appropriated funds (NVLAP and PSCR) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as NVD) will continue to be available and updated." So the NVD (National Vulnerability Database) is still available. https://nvd.nist.gov/ PS-1: No, I do NOT want to start a political discussion. I just posted it as NIST is often mentioned in threads here. PS-2: I found it at a Dutch article: https://www.security.nl/posting/592619/NIST-websites door shutdown Amerikaanse overheid offline But maybe it was already known here. I tried to search for it but couldn't find related post.
"DHS CISA, NIST Workforces Hammered by Shutdown Furloughs The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) newly-minted cybersecurity component agency, along with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have furloughed substantial chunks of their workforce as a result of the continuing partial Federal government shutdown, according to planning documents issued last month. According to agency planning documents from December, DHS stated that 43 percent–totaling 1,523 employees out of a total roster of 3,531 employees–of its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency staff would be furloughed during a lapse of appropriations..." https://www.meritalk.com/articles/dhs-cisa-nist-workforces-hammered-by-shutdown-furloughs/
"Government shutdown: TLS certificates not renewed, many websites are down Over 80 government websites are down after TLS certificates expired and there's nobody on hand to renew them..." https://www.zdnet.com/article/gover...tificates-not-renewed-many-websites-are-down/
"The North Pole is moving, and the shutdown means we aren’t keeping up The unpredictable shift in Earth’s magnetic field has forced researchers to update the model that aids global navigation A storm is raging in the center of the Earth. Nearly 2,000 miles beneath our feet, in the swirling, spinning ball of liquid iron that forms our planet’s core and generates its magnetic field, a jet has formed, roiling the molten material beneath the Arctic. This geological gust was enough to send Earth’s magnetic North Pole skittering across the globe. The place to which a compass needle points is shifting toward Siberia at a pace of 30 miles a year. And thanks to the political storm in Washington, scientists have been unable to post an emergency update of the World Magnetic Model, which cellphone GPS systems and military navigators use to orient themselves. Roughly half the employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which hosts the model and publishes related software, are furloughed because of the partial government shutdown, now in its 27th day..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/scie...s-we-arent-keeping-up/?utm_term=.a951637ad992
"The shutdown is breaking government websites, one by one... As the government shutdown drags on, a rising number of federal websites are falling into disrepair — making it harder for Americans to access online services and needlessly undermining their faith in the Internet’s security, experts warn. In the past week, the number of outdated Web security certificates held by U.S. government agencies has exploded from about 80 to more than 130, according to Netcraft, an Internet security firm based in Britain..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/tech...s-government-websites/?utm_term=.21bf4feb6391
"Federal shutdown inviting major cyberattack in U.S., experts say Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Experts are concerned that the ongoing partial government shutdown is leaving the United States wide open to risk of major cyberattacks, because those manning U.S. security systems aren't working. Thousands of employees at two government agencies that monitor national cybersecurity haven't worked in nearly a month, risking hacks and data theft. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review said 45 percent of employees at the Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and 85 percent of staff at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been furloughed..." https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/201...-cyberattack-in-US-experts-say/2551547771530/
"Shutdown hits FBI cyber investigations hard, agents say WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown is hampering the FBI’s ability to investigate and prosecute cyber criminals and to combat digital national security threats, current and former agents said Tuesday. With the shutdown now in its second month, the vast majority of FBI agents are still on the job and working without pay. But many of the resources they need for cyber investigations are missing in action, the agents said — including money to pay for wiretaps, subpoenas and other tools that form the bedrock of most digital investigations..." https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/shutdown-hits-fbi-cyber-investigations-hard-agents-say/
"Shutdown hits national security employees across government... Some of the areas most heavily hit are those working on cybersecurity issues and counterintelligence. The FBI has already lost some of its senior cybersecurity officials in recent months, and now that the shutdown is hitting pay, the bureau is “hemorrhaging” talent, said one former official. “Everyone with anything cyber in their resume is getting out,” the second former official said. Given the FBI’s major role in monitoring cybercrime and foreign meddling in domestic affairs online, the absence is sorely felt..." https://www.yahoo.com/news/shutdown...ty-employees-across-government-215038180.html
Cybersecurity Workers Scramble to Fix a Post-Shutdown Mess February 10, 2019 https://www.wired.com/story/government-shutdown-cybersecurity-recovery/
Security pros raged when NIST turned off its website. Will it happen again during the next shutdown? March 27, 2019 https://www.fifthdomain.com/civilia...ill-it-happen-again-during-the-next-shutdown/
