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Tim Starks

Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. His previous stops include working at The Washington Post, POLITICO and Congressional Quarterly. An Evansville, Ind. native, he’s covered cybersecurity since 2003. Email Tim here: tim.starks@cyberscoop.com.

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Sean Cairncross, April 15, 2026; photo by Tim Starks, CyberScoop

US is looking to weave AI into critical infrastructure for cybersecurity, national cyber director says

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House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech

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Close-up of a hand touching a smartphone. Touching the future. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ alleges

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., arrives for a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks

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CISA outlines improvement plan for CVE program

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In this photo illustration, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Watchdog finds most agencies failed to meet CISA cloud security orders, heightening risk of attack

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., left, and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., hold a news conference on the Stop Rogue AI Act in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, September 17, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

After water attacks, Capitol Hill offers its own proposal for an AI-cyber test program

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Aerial view of water treatment factory at city wastewater cleaning facility

Another worry for water systems: infostealer exposure

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Congressman James Walkinshaw, D-Va., speaks at a press conference with other Democratic members of House Homeland Security Committee (including Sri Thanedar, D-Mich., left, and Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., right) on the killing of Renee Good, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Dems seek top-to-bottom assessment of CISA workforce

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