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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Researchers out new Qilin ransomware-as-a-service variant

Research

Santa Clara, CA, USA – Feb 26, 2020: British cybersecurity software and hardware company Sophos Group plc’s Silicon Valley office in Santa Clara, California.

Sophos to acquire Secureworks for $859 million in cash

Money

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 04: In this photo illustration the GitHub logo is seen on the screen of an iPhone in front of a computer screen showing a Microsoft logo on June 04, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

GitHub patches critical vulnerability in its Enterprise Servers

Research

LONDON,ENGLAND – MARCH 21: (Editors note: The email address has been pixelated) In this photo illustration a spam ‘Phishing’ email is displayed on a laptop screen on March 21,2022 in London,England. (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Here’s how attackers are getting around phishing defenses

Threats

Cyber, internet security and privacy concept. (Getty Images)

Organizations can substantially lower vulnerabilities with secure-by-design practices, report finds

Policy

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly testified before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee, at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 28, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

CISA advisory committee approves four draft reports on critical infrastructure resilience

Government

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Malicious packages in open-source repositories are surging

Threats

Vital signs monitor. (Getty Images)

14,000 medical devices are online, unsecured and vulnerable

Threats

National Cyber Director Harry Coker speaks at Recorded Future’s Predict 2024 conference. (Photo Courtesy of Recorded Future)

White House is prioritizing secure internet routing, using memory safe languages

Government