# Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
**Domain:** Cybersecurity / Critical Infrastructure / United States Government
**Doc Type:** Agency Node
**Maturity:** Canonical
## Definition
The **Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency**, or **CISA**, is the operational cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure security agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
## Journal Context
CISA's December 2024 [[wiki/Mobile Communications Best Practice Guidance|Mobile Communications Best Practice Guidance]] addressed senior government and political figures and other [[wiki/Highly Targeted Individuals|highly targeted individuals]] following compromises affecting U.S. telecommunications infrastructure.
## Sources / Provenance
- [CISA — official site](https://www.cisa.gov/)
- [[journal/2026-08-21 - Cyber Terrorism Is Terrorism|Cyber Terrorism Is Terrorism]]
## See Also
[[wiki/Cybersecurity|Cybersecurity]], [[wiki/Incident Response|Incident Response]], [[wiki/National Security|National Security]]