CISA takes over the UK government’s ‘Logging Made Easy’ tool

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) has discontinued funding for an open source program called ‘Logging Made Easy’ it developed to make it simpler to record security incidents on Windows operating systems. The United States’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), however, stepped in with a promise to maintain and update the tool not long after the UK declared it would stop providing support for the software.

The open source LME tool was created by NCSC-UK in the UK and released on GitHub in 2018 as a free tool. In order to “focus on the most significant cyber security challenges” and “divert resources to new initiatives designed to help protect the UK’s cyber infrastructure,” the UK cyber agency announced in January that it would stop supporting the tool as of March 31, this year.

According to a statement by CISA: “Neither agency will maintain code between now and when CISA reconstitutes the tool on their GitHub page. Current users who continue to use LME during this intersessional period must maintain and update the tool independently, and do so at their own risk.”

“Our Logging Made Easy project has undeniably delivered results and we are proud to have supported thousands of defenders to keep their networks safe,” said Lindy Cameron, CEO, NCSC-UK. “The project’s transition to oversight from CISA will mean that existing and new users of the tool will continue to reap the significant benefits that it provides.”

Though a specific date has not been determined, the tool will most likely be republished on CISA’s GitHub page by the end of the summer.