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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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CASTLE ROCK, CO – JUNE 26: A dobermann wearing a service dog registration is held onstage as former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters speaks during the first day of the Rocky Mountain Voice Freedom Festival on Friday, June 26, 2026, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Tina Peters, through attorney, backs off formal role in Shasta County elections

Government

The inspector general report isn’t the first time the USPS has been taken to task for its cybersecurity shortcomings. (Flickr/Aranami)

Whistleblower says USPS deploying new, ‘untested’ IT systems governing mail-in ballots

Government

An inflatable effigy of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, protesting Musk’s Grok AI, stands in Times Square in New York City on June 11, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Former sexual abuse victims say Grok used their images, videos to train deepfake capabilities

Government

Shasta County Clerk & Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis poses for a portrait in front of a large American flag in his new election observer area at the Market Street elections office on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 in Redding, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Election official says Tina Peters would be consultant, won’t have access to election systems

Exclusive

An election worker processes mail-in ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California’s state primary election in the City of Industry, California, on June 2, 2026. Californians go to the polls Tuesday in the first round of voting for a new governor, with a tight three-way race for two run-off spots, while people in Los Angeles will also be voting for a new mayor. The state’s so-called “jungle primary” pits all comers against each other — regardless of party — with the top two vote-getters advancing to the November general election to replace term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

SCOTUS tosses one of two injunctions against Trump USPS mail-in ballot rules

Election Security

Ukrainian electrical grid — Power lines outside the southeastern Ukrainian town of Lozovaya. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to prepare energy sector for Q-Day

Cybersecurity

The front of the U.S. Supreme Court building is seen after sunset on June 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Postal Service moves to finalize mail ballot regs before SCOTUS ruling

Election Security

A data center in Vernon, Calif. They are groups calling for AI, and the technology it sits on, to be designated as critical infrastructure. (Getty Images)

The push to designate AI as the next critical infrastructure sector

AI

CASTLE ROCK, CO – JUNE 26: Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters speaks during the first day of the Rocky Mountain Voice Freedom Festival on Friday, June 26, 2026, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

A California county wants to hire Tina Peters to help run its elections

Election Security