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Derek B. Johnson

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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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(L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on as White House artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar David Sacks speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed an executive order that curbs states’ ability to regulate AI. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commerce setting up new AI export regime to push adoption of ‘American AI’ abroad

AI

Visitors look at China Telecom’s quantum computing at the China Telecom stand at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China, on June 19, 2025, during the first day of the Mobile World Conference. (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Why is the timeline to quantum-proof everything constantly shrinking?

Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 09: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) looks on as U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. The senators discussed a variety of topics including a vote expected this week on a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Wyden warns Social Security chief: Trump’s voter database is ‘blatant voter suppression’

Privacy

“Akira” art and animation cells at the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Presents Special Screening of “Akira” at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on December 02, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Akira ransomware group can achieve initial access to data encryption in less than an hour

Research

A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice says the Trump administration has foreshadowed plans to meddle with mail-in voting, voter rolls and much more. (Image by Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images).

White House executive order purports to limit mail-in voting, mandate federal voter lists

Cybersecurity

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Attack on axios software developer tool threatens widespread compromises

Ransomware

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Researchers say credential-stealing campaign used AI to build evasion ‘at every stage’

Technology

The seal for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen in the Commission’s briefing room during a meeting at FCC headquarters on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The commission unanimously passed two new proposed regulations to crack down on foreign call centers and robocallers. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC pushes new rules to crack down on robocallers, foreign call centers

Government

Google office — A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to it office at St. John’s Terminal on March 11, 2025, in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Google moves post-quantum encryption timeline up to 2029

Cybersecurity