{"id":11565,"date":"2020-02-25T15:36:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/25\/the-unexpected-lessons-from-the-windows-vulnerability\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:51:22","slug":"the-unexpected-lessons-from-the-windows-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/2020\/02\/25\/the-unexpected-lessons-from-the-windows-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"The unexpected lessons from the Windows vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Before Microsoft released its January 2020 software patches, the NSA\u2019s new Cybersecurity Directorate let another government agency in on a secret: the tech giant was releasing solution to a critical vulnerability the NSA found in the Windows 10 operating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That extra time allowed the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which protects critical infrastructure and federal networks from cyberattacks, to get a head start on preparing its partners to patch the vulnerability. Chris Krebs, the director of CISA, said this meant he was able to push a series of notifications out to partners, including the election community, state and local governments and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krebs spoke Feb. 24 on a panel hosted by CyberScoop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That information sharing is one example of how two new agencies, CISA, the newest component inside DHS, and the NSA\u2019s Cybersecurity Directorate (which was created Oct. 1 and works to protect the Defense Industrial Base and weapons systems<\/a>), are partnering to combine their strengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\t