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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Two cyber insurance industry initiatives grapple with rise of ransomware

Financial

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden(not shown) make their way to board Air Force One before departing from New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware on July 4, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Kaseya says up to 1,500 victims affected by ransomware, as Biden directs ‘full resources’ to investigate

Geopolitics

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 26: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas prepares to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DHS hails cybersecurity hiring blitz that puts dent in thousands of vacancies

Government

General view of the Norwegian Parliament is seen on October 13, 2020 as the Norwegian Government said it believes that Russia is behind a cyberattack on the Norwegian Parliament, in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by ORN E. BORGEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

US, UK accuse Russian military hackers of battering-ram password attacks against hundreds of targets

Government

WASHINGTON, DC: Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger speaks about the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack during the daily press briefing at the White House. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

White House weighs cracking down on secret ransomware payments, pursuing hackers

Government

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Ransomware group ‘Hades’ claims more victims as investigators seek answers

Financial

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 16: The American flag flies above the U.S. Capitol building during a press conference on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

A plan to label companies vulnerable to hacking is set to spark debate on Capitol Hill

Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 08: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) board an elevator. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Senate bill proposes requiring cyber incident notification to feds within 24 hours

Government

The headquarters of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, DC, January 28, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

SEC settles with First American over massive data leak for nearly $500,000

Money