CISA has introduced a more detailed cyber incident reporting questionnaire, adding finer incident categories and MITRE ATT&CK terminology for observed activity.
The November 9 agency release, reproduced by Dark Reading, says the form is available through its Incident Reporting Portal. Categories include malware, social engineering, hacking techniques and insider threats.
CISA says better structured information should help connect related activity and prioritize response. For this reporting channel, the release identifies federal civilian agencies as required reporters and encourages other organizations to submit voluntarily. It does not announce a universal reporting duty.
For incident responders, the practical preparation is to distinguish observed evidence from assumptions. A familiar threat framework can help describe activity consistently; it should not turn an uncertain technique or attribution into a confirmed finding.
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