Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on Aug. 26 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images) Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term? If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent. Sep 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Department of Defense / Army Staff Sgt. Brandy Nicole Mejia) Pentagon bristles at anti-American rhetoric in foreign coronavirus reports In addition to comments from Department of Defense officials, the State Department said it has been tracking foreign influence operations tied to COVD-19 since January. Apr 13, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty images) In rare move, State Department calls out Russia for attacks on Georgia last year Thursday's announcement was the first time the U.S. government connected the GRU to the hacking group known as Sandworm. Feb 20, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Former U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Israel on May 13, 2020. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain] Joshua Schulte’s attorneys are trying to call Mike Pompeo in the Vault 7 trial As CIA Director at the time of the leak, Pompeo would have overseen the investigation into how the Vault 7 files became public. Feb 18, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Sen. Menendez questions Twitter about former employees spying for Saudi Arabia The Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants to hold Twitter and the Trump Administration to account. Nov 15, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Reuters) Cyber Command’s biggest VirusTotal upload looks to expose North Korean-linked malware Cyber Command looks to have uploaded its biggest cache of malware on a North Korean holiday. Sep 8, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
The incident marks the first time a government has publicly announced it has immediately responded to a cyberattack. (Getty) It was ‘inevitable’ that bombs would fall in response to a cyberattack Israel's targeting of alleged Hamas hackers was the first instance of a 'kinetic' response to a cyberattack. But it wasn't a surprising outcome. May 6, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Scoop News Group photo) NSA’s Russian cyberthreat task force is now permanent The task force the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command created last year to thwart Russian influence and cyberattacks is now permanent. Apr 29, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Flickr Isac Nóbrega) Mueller report confirms Trump lobbied top intel officials to refute Russia stories Trump phoned former NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers to complain the investigation was "messing up" his ability to get things done with Russia. Apr 18, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
Mike Pompeo. (Mark Taylor / Flickr) Senators want answers on State Department’s glaring cybersecurity gaps The bipartisan group is particularly focused on the department's lack of multi-factor authentication. Sep 12, 2018 By Greg Otto