Christian Vasquez

Christian covers industrial cybersecurity for CyberScoop News. He previously wrote for E&E News at POLITICO covering cybersecurity in the energy sector. Reach out via Signal at 915-412-0561.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 5, 2023. (Image via SpaceX)

First in space: SpaceX and NASA launch satellite that hackers will attempt to infiltrate during DEF CON

Research

Spacecraft launch. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. (Getty Images)

Growing hacking threat to satellite systems compels global push to secure outer space

Research

High-voltage pylons. (Getty Images)

Mysterious malware designed to cripple industrial systems linked to Russia

Threats

The flag of the People’s Republic of China. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese-linked hackers target critical infrastructure in US and Guam

Threats

A photo taken on March 31, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a computer screen with the home page of the artificial intelligence OpenAI web site, displaying its chatGPT robot.(Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Reality check: What will generative AI really do for cybersecurity?

Technology

CISA Director Jen Easterly spoke at the CrowdStrike Government Summit on April 11. (Pixelme Studio)

Congress looks to expand CISA’s role, adding responsibilities for satellites and open source software

Government

Megan Stifel (L) and Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden (R) at a Ransomware Task Force event in Washington. (Photo courtesy of the Institute for Security and Technology)

White House plan to implement cyber strategy includes ambitious digital education effort

Policy

Flag of Yemen. (Getty Images)

Pro-Houthi hacking group linked to spyware operation on Arabian Peninsula

Geopolitics

Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden. (UC Berkeley)

King, Gallagher urge Biden to nominate Walden as national cyber director

Government