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CISA publishes strategy with eye on the next four years

It includes a review of whether its existing capabilities will meet its three pillars: “defend, harden, prevail.”

By Tim Starks

A bronze statue of English legal scholar Sir William Blackstone stands in front of the E. Barrett Pettyman United States Courthouse on July 7, 2024, in Washington. The courthouse houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Senators, rights groups say Trump administration breaking law by withholding surveillance court opinion

Government

By Tim Starks

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Experts temper emergency-level alarms over critical Brotli defect

Cybersecurity

By Matt Kapko

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Authorities extradite Chinese national for alleged $37M investment scam

By Matt Kapko
Senators say targeted ads are a security risk. Ad groups say the critics are off base.

By Tim Starks
Exclusive: Bipartisan bill would develop federal guidance for distillation attacks, convene industry on defensive cyber

By Derek B. Johnson
eMudhra kills its certificate business after researchers cracked its private keys in under a second

By Greg Otto
Encryption isn’t enough to protect data wherever it goes

By Georgianna Shea

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In recent conversations, cybersecurity and national security professionals raised questions about both the technical solutions OpenAI and Anthropic use to contain their models, as well as the glaring absence of federal oversight from federal regulators or truly independent third-party review. (Image via Getty)

The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable

While large language models present real risks to society, experts say they can be tested and largely controlled using well-worn cybersecurity and policy choices.

By Derek B. Johnson

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How software development’s speed obsession enabled TeamPCP’s chaos crusade

The threat group’s remarkable success targeting open-source software was inevitable and fueled by the industry’s decision to prioritize code shipping over security.

By Matt Kapko

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Inside the race to adapt to an AI-powered security world

AI is breaking things faster than anyone can fix them. Security leaders across the industry are racing to figure out what comes next.

By Greg Otto

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Security leaders say the next two years are going to be ‘insane’

Kevin Mandia, Morgan Adamski, and Alex Stamos tell CyberScoop that AI is finding bugs faster than anyone can fix them, exploit development is accelerating, and most organizations…

By Greg Otto

Across party lines and industry, the verdict is the same: CISA is in trouble

By Tim Starks

Your AI doctor doesn’t have to follow the same privacy rules as your real one

By Derek B. Johnson

Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt

By Tim Starks

A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon

By Derek B. Johnson

‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots

By Tim Starks

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Why federal cyber defense demands an offense-driven mindset

By Anthony "TonyP" Pillitiere

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Weaponized AI: The new frontier of fraud and identity spoofing

By Fernanda Sottil

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Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise

By Katie Baxter

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Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies

By Daniel Wilbricht

Videos

Building the SOC of the future: How AI can optimize federal cyber operations

By Scoop News Group

AI-adaptable security platforms are critical for autonomous decision-making

By Scoop News Group

T-Mobile’s Eric Jensen on the challenge of securing vast supply chains

By CyberScoop Staff

Datadog’s Emilio Escobar on compliance-first AI

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

Even safe mode can’t save PHP this time

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The messy middle of AI-powered bug disclosure

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What AI alignment means for cybersecurity

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The Microsoft logo is visible through a grid of its French headquarters on Jan. 25, 2023 in Issy-les-Moulineaux. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Microsoft pins ConnectWise supply-chain attack to China-state aligned threat group

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PHP releases emergency fixes for 2 critical vulnerabilities

Light trails from a passing vehicle are seen in front of the Department of Justice building in Washington on November 21, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Philippines-based American pleads guilty to running expansive fraud scheme targeting US servicemembers

US Department of Justice building and the American flag under the sun, Washington DC, United States

Nigerian sentenced to 8 years for long-running tax business hacking and fraud scheme

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Russian GRU hackers hit NATO shipbuilder, aircraft engine maker, law enforcement agency in espionage campaign

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ConnectWise customers hit by supply-chain attack linked to compromised API secret

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA- MAY 5: In this photo illustration, an official voter information guide mailed to a Southern California resident, ahead of a state primary election, photographed May 5, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Illustration by Jay L Clendenin/Getty Images)

DOJ escalates fight for election supremacy with California raids

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., makes his way to the Senate chamber on Dec. 11, 2025. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Wyden seeks adoption of encryption tech at hundreds of federal agencies to protect visitors’ sensitive traffic

The DeepSeek logo is seen on a display at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on April 23, 2026. Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with “drastically reduced” costs on April 24, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

DHS to ban DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies

Serbian students protest against government coruption in Belgrade, Serbia on May 14, 2025. The rector of the University of Belgrade was targeted with spyware. (Getty Images)

Spyware found on devices belonging to prominent Serbian critics as elections loom

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 8: A Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on August 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Federal agencies recommend cyber controls, independent testing for frontier AI systems

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Prolific Chinese espionage group exploits BeyondTrust zero-day

A cybersecurity incident has caused issues for U.S. Bankruptcy Court. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Cybersecurity incident at BAE Systems disrupts US bankruptcy court system

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