A top congressional Democrat criticized both the scope and nature of the proposed reduction.

Proofpoint researchers say the group behind the surge, TA416, had turned away from Europe for a few years.

A systemic numbness to cyberattacks has exposed the U.S. economy and its institutions to ever-widening threats. Retired four-star military officials worry the worst day in cyber is…

The kit, named DarkSword, has a variety of possible implications, the research from iVerify, Lookout and Google suggests.

Sean Cairncross said the idea rather is to collaborate with the private sector in a way that helps the U.S. government take the battle to its adversaries.

It’s been difficult early on to separate signal from noise, even if the attack on the medical device maker looks like a qualified success for the attackers.

Mike Duffy, acting federal CISO

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Director of the Diplomatic Security Service for Cyber & Technology Security Bureau of Diplomatic Security

Researchers traced the kit moving from a spyware vendor’s customer to Russian hackers to Chinese cybercriminals.

Brett Leatherman is running the bureau's most public cyber campaign yet, pushing basic security hygiene while quietly preparing industry for stepped-up Chinese threats.