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The Kazakhstan flag is shown before the finals of Kok-boru Finals against Kyrgyzstan during the World Nomad Games at the Hippodrome Racetrack on September 6, 2026 in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. Turla, a notorious cyberespionage group aligned with the Russian government, has been wielding a new, customizable toolset to compromise governments around the world over the past year, including Kazakhstan. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Russian Turla group used new toolset to silently pilfer emails from Kazakhstan, Romanian governments

Nicknamed “Turla’s Cereal,” the tools target Microsoft Exchange servers and lack many obvious indicators of compromise or malicious telemetry, per a new ESET report.
The Palantir logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which a stock market chart is projected in Creteil, France, on November 4, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

Trump picks Palantir’s LoSapio to head CISA

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has gone without a Senate-confirmed director for all of Trump’s second term, and Michael LoSapio could face resistance, too.
Wanda Jones-Heath (left), Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of Air Force, talks with Rick Stewart, Sr. Engineer at Datadog, at the Threat Response Forum on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Carlin Fisher/Scoop News Group)

Air Force cyber official: need to invest in digital forensics

Wanda Jones-Heath said it’s key to keeping pace with incidents and threats, speaking at a Datadog event Thursday.
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., speaks as U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan testifies at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

What Democratic control of Congress means for cybersecurity

There’s a lame-duck session before Dems take over, but the leaders of the homeland security panels are already teeing up their agendas.
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Nick Andersen, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency speaks during a House Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on April 16, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Could Nick Andersen’s leadership outlast the clock on his acting role?

He has won praise for his leadership of CISA as acting director, and there’s talk of keeping him in the role beyond his current deadline. With no…
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – OCTOBER 30: Campaign signs for Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK) are displayed in front of a home on October 30, 2026 in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska is preparing for the upcoming midterm elections as candidates ramp up campaigning and voters prepare to head to the polls in a closely watched U.S. Senate race between Democrat Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK) that could have implications for control of Congress. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification

The government claimed voters would be confused by two candidates with the same name. A federal judge said the executive branch has no constitutional role in the…
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo is displayed at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters on May 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Leaked DHS employee archive, Icepick, faces challenges to stay online

A DHS contractor requested its removal, while a social media site blocked links to it. It was offline for a spell before finding a new home.
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