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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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NIST wants to overhaul its vulnerability database for the AI age

Government

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)

The FTC wants to regulate AI for ideological bias

Technology

OpenAI says Daybreak will expand to offer specialized cyber services

Technology

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More than half of AI-generated patches are broken

Technology

Corrupted damaged image of a politician giving a speech in a press conference: corrupted data, manipulation and deepfakes concept

AI is getting better at election facts, but voters shouldn’t rely on it

Election Security

Two more organizations reported AI models taking “unsanctioned” actions, including exploiting real assets on the internet. (Source: Getty Images)

AISI, OpenAI report more ‘unsanctioned’ model hacks

Government

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrive for a hearing with the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., wants hearings to force AT&T and Verizon to disclose how they’ve responded to the hacks to protect telecom networks. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate set to debate package of bills on privacy, AI and kids safety

Government

Microsoft Romania headquarters in City Gate Towers situated in Free Press Square, in Bucharest, Romania. (Getty Images)

Microsoft, tech companies throw weight behind spread of open-source AI

AI

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 24: Michael Kratsios participates in the Winning the AI Race: From Strategy to Execution panel during The Hill & Valley Forum 2026 at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The Hill & Valley Forum)

White House accuses Chinese company of distilling Anthropic’s Fable

Government