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Derek B. Johnson

CyberScoop

Derek B. Johnson is a reporter at CyberScoop, where his beat includes cybersecurity, elections and the federal government. Prior to that, he has provided award-winning coverage of cybersecurity news across the public and private sectors for various publications since 2017. Derek has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Hofstra University in New York and a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University in Virginia.

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US President Donald Trump (L) speaks, flanked by US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, during a roundtable discussion on his “no tax on tips” policy at the AC Hotel Las Vegas Symphony Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security

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Meet Rampart and Clarity, Microsoft’s new red team combo AI agents

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AI might cut false positives, but it won’t stop the slop

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SEDALIA, CO – JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters (C) follows election results with supporters during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters lost to former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, who will move on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Colorado governor commutes prison sentence for election denier Tina Peters

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This week, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson sent letters to private-sector companies detailing how the commission intends to police compliance once enforcement begins. (Getty Images)

Here’s how the FTC plans to enforce the Take It Down Act

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Nick Polk, branch director for cybersecurity at the Executive Office of the President, said government agencies must pay more attention to identity security in the age of AI. (Image Source: Maggie Callahan/Scoop News Group)

White House cyber official: identity security matters more than ever in the age of AI

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel listens at a press conference at the Department of Justice on April 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. The officials took questions from the press and gave updates about the case against Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

DOJ releases legal rationale for nationwide voter data collection

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Last year, Florida State University student Pheonix Ikner shot seven people on campus. Two died, including Tiru Chabba, a food service contractor for the university. Chabba’s family filed a lawsuit against the OpenAI Foundation, alleging negligence. (Image Source: Getty Images)

Family of FSU shooting victim sues OpenAI Foundation for negligence, lack of safety guardrails

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The Claude AI logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which lines of computer code are projected. Following the release of Claude Opus 4.6 on February 5, Anthropic continues to challenge its main competitors in the generative AI market in Creteil, France, on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Flaw in Claude’s Chrome extension allowed ‘any’ other plugin to hijack victims’ AI

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