Cybersecurity Dive October 1, 2025
Eric Geller

The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center lost U.S. government funding at midnight, jeopardizing the cybersecurity of thousands of cash-strapped counties, cities and towns.

Federal funding for state and local governments’ main cybersecurity resource expired on Wednesday following the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate it, signaling major security risks ahead for tens of thousands of jurisdictions across the United States that will lose the group’s suite of vital cybersecurity services.

The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), part of the Center for Internet Security (CIS), operated for 21 years under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Homeland Security that effectively subsidized its services for state and local governments, making it an essential resource for localities that couldn’t afford...

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