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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The stage at the chill out room at the DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Christian Vasquez/CyberScoop)

Feds to hackers in Vegas: Help us, you’re our only hope

Policy

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

How a hacking crew overtook a satellite from inside a Las Vegas convention center and won $50,000

Cybersecurity

Data centers at risk due to flaws in power management software

Research

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

Satellite hack on eve of Ukraine war was a coordinated, multi-pronged assault

Threats

A Russian police officer guards the Red Square near the Kremlin, June 24, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Ukrainian official: Russian hackers change tactics from disruptive attacks

Threats

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch scene from over the Indian River. (Getty Images)

Hackers prepare to take on a satellite at DEF CON

Cybersecurity

A laptop displays a message after being infected by a ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017. (Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP)

Report: New ransomware gang emerges in Vietnam

Threats

CISA Director Jen Easterly speaks at the CrowdStrike Government Summit on April 11, 2023. (Scoop News Group photo)

CISA’s strategic plan adheres to overall Biden administration direction on cybersecurity

Policy

Code on a screen (credit: Jenar)

Top 12 vulnerabilities list highlights troubling reality: many organizations still aren’t patching

Threats