The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is rehiring after mass 2025 cuts.

Banks abroad, lacking an equivalent list, rely on its patch priorities.

The agency cannot force any company to patch — its only tools are published vulnerability lists and orders binding just federal agencies.

Andersen has not said when its headcount will return to 2024 levels.

How each outlet framed it
The Record leans critical
centers CISA's 33% staff loss post-DOGE cuts and director's warning about 'really bad decisions' and overwhelming technical debt

Sources: The Record