Assistant Editor

Chris Bing

Christopher J. Bing is a cybersecurity reporter for CyberScoop. He has written about security, technology and policy for the American City Business Journals, DC Inno, International Policy Digest and The Daily Caller.

Chris became interested in journalism as a result of growing up in Venezuela and watching the country shift from a democracy to a dictatorship between 1991 and 2009.

Chris is an alumnus of St. Marys College of Maryland, a small liberal arts school based in Southern Maryland. He’s a fan of Premier League football, authentic Laotian food and his dog, Sam.

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Jeff Sessions. (Department of Homeland Security / Jetta Disco / Flickr)

DOJ Cyber Task Force expected to release first-ever report in late July

Government

White House, national security council — (Getty Images / Greg Otto / Scoop News Group)

Bill would call on White House to develop its own list of APT groups

Technology

Maj. Gen. Steve Fogarty (center), formerly the commanding general of U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, now head of Army Cyber Command / Photo: Susan A. Romano AF.mil

As the military’s cyber units change guard, a battle over control rages on

Government

OPM identity fraud — (Wikicommons)

Lawmakers demand answers in wake of strange OPM identity fraud lawsuit

Government

FireEye denies ‘hack back’ claims detailed in new book

Government

ZTE — (Flickr user Pierre Metivier)

In private briefings, U.S. government raises concerns over Huawei and ZTE

Government

Grant Schneider — Grant Schneider addresses the 2017 FedScoop Security Through Innovation Summit. (FedScoop)

Trump administration picks new leader for Vulnerabilities Equities Process board

Government

fusion center — On December 6, 2013, Victoria Nuland, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, joined Prime Minister Garibashvili and Defense Minister Alasania for a ribbon-cutting of a USAID-funded accessibility ramp at the State Chancellery building. Nuland told lawmakers that it would be pragmatic for the country to consider a new “fusion center.” / U.S. Embassy Georgia

Senate to review fusion center plan to deter Russian cyberattacks

Government

A satellite over the U.S. East Coast. (Pixabay)

Chinese hacking group resurfaces, targets U.S. satellite companies and systems

Government