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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 11: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks with reporters in the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is scheduled to return Tuesday following an almost six-week break and lawmakers have only a dozen legislative days left to reach a budget compromise and avert a government shutdown. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Congress sounds alarm on lax dam cybersecurity

Amid concerns of growing cybersecurity risks, the federal office in charge of hydroelectric dam security only has four employees.

Apr 10, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

An aerial view of Idaho National Laboratory. (Photo by Sam Beebe via Flickr)

Detailed data on employees of U.S. national security lab leak online

The hacking group SiegedSed released personal data on thousands of employees at the Idaho National Laboratory, the nuclear research lab.

Nov 20, 2023 By Christian Vasquez

An industrial electrical switch panel. (Getty)

Electric equipment vendor Schweitzer joins US testing program to defend grid from hacking threats

The program is “especially [important] now with nation-states paying particular interest to the electric sector,” Schweitzer CEO David Whitehead said.

Mar 19, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas

Idaho National Lab researcher shines a light on the market for ICS zero-days

As the zero-day market grows, so do the exploits focused on ICS, says INL's Sarah Freeman.

Jan 22, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

drone ban — While DOI grounded a fleet of approximately 800 Chinese-made drones last October, this order is intended to formalize and expand that grounding. (Getty Images)

Navy letter shows military worried about unknown vulnerabilities in DJI drones

Weak encryption protocols and limited supply chain visibility had the Navy warning its members about using the drones, according to a letter obtained by CyberScoop.

Dec 16, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

Election tech vendors say they’re securing their systems. Does anyone believe them?

Election tech companies are telling the world they are fixing their cybersecurity issues. Will the changes they make satisfy everyone ahead of 2020?

Apr 24, 2019 By Greg Otto

Power struggle: Government-funded researchers investigate vulnerabilities in EV charging stations

One of the nation's top cybersecurity labs is hacking charging stations to see what happens to power flow on a local grid.

Feb 25, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas