Christian Vasquez

Christian was a reporter for CyberScoop covering industrial cybersecurity. He previously wrote for E&E News at POLITICO covering cybersecurity in the energy sector.

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Four main components on the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station are pictured as the orbital outpost soared 261 miles above the north Atlantic Ocean. (NASA)

Space is essential for infrastructure. Why isn’t it considered critical?

Government

Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, arrives to testify before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

CISA releases draft rule for cyber incident reporting

Government

A water treatment plant. (Getty Images)

White House, EPA warn water sector of cybersecurity threats

Government

Group of high-voltage electric towers next to a power station. (Getty Images)

Confronted with Chinese hacking threat, industrial cybersecurity pros ask: What else is new?

Threats

Consumers are increasingly adopting smart home devices, such as internet-connected coffee machines, that are also at risk of being hacked. (Getty Images)

FCC approves cybersecurity label for consumer devices

Government

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 02: Harry Coker Jr., President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next National Cyber Director, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on November 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. If confirmed Coker would serve as the second National Cyber Director, replacing inaugural Director Chris Inglis who resigned in 2023. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Top cybersecurity officials stress more funding for federal agencies

Government

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Pullman Yards on March 9, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Biden’s budget proposal seeks funding boost for cybersecurity

Government

A wastewater treatment plant at The Port of Stockton is viewed on May 22, 2023, near Stockton, California. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Dragos CEO: Digitization in critical infrastructure will spur attacks

Cybersecurity

Harry Coker Jr. testifies during his confirmation hearing to be National Cyber Director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Nov. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Update to national cybersecurity strategy implementation plan coming before the end of summer

Government