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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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A sign marks the location of the headquarters of the Department of Commerce, home of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Director of Commerce AI standards office out after three months

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State officials, election experts pan Trump speech: ‘This is what desperation looks like’

Cybersecurity

Large Language Models are increasingly being paired with bespoke tools and technical harnesses that can help manage, guide and direct their cybersecurity work. (Image Source: Getty)

Forget the model. When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s all about the harness

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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)

White House details ‘Gold Eagle’ clearinghouse for AI cyber threats

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A secure storage area is pictured as vote-by-mail ballots for the August 4 Washington state primary are processed at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on August 3, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

States are building their own election defense networks as federal support evaporates

Cybersecurity

A bomb disposal expert walks with his dog as the sun sets at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower before the opening of the Paris Peace Forum in Paris on October 29, 2025. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

French nonprofit starts global intelligence and research hub for AI cyber threats

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Activist group ‘Everyone Hates Elon’ anti-Musk and X poster placed in a bus stop on the 14th of January 2026, London, United Kingdom. The poster is a reference to the highly controversial new AI tool on X called Grok which can undress pictures of people on command, which this poster suggests enables it as a tool for child abuse. (photo by Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Deepfake CSAM lawsuit against xAI, Grok expands

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Two U.S. Army websites were defaced with pro-Kurdish messaging. (Image Source: Getty)

US Army websites defaced with pro-Kurdish sentiments, insults to Trump

Cybersecurity

Anthropic announced the release of two new Mythos-class artificial intelligence models designed for cybersecurity and biomedical research, targeting both consumers and businesses. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

US lifting export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos, Fable

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