National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., speaks at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo) National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office It’s made real strides, but there’s a lot more that it could be doing, he said, and more that needs to be done. Jan 7, 2025 By Tim Starks
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger during the daily press briefing in the James Brady Room at the White House on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) What’s new from this year’s Counter Ransomware Initiative summit, and what’s next Action plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop. Oct 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
The White House, J. Altdorfer Photography/Getty Images More frequent disruption operations needed to dent ransomware gangs, officials say The comments from White House and ODNI officials ahead of a Counter Ransomware Initiative summit come as the gangs prove difficult to keep down. Sep 30, 2024 By Tim Starks
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
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images) Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism. Jul 29, 2024 By Tim Starks
The White House. (Getty Images) The missed opportunities in White House’s critical infrastructure directive The rewrite of PPD-21 is a good start, but still relies on Congress to get through the biggest hurdles, experts say. May 6, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Getty Images New cyber reality: With great interdependence comes great liability Biden's cybersecurity strategy rightly advocates for more regulation. For companies doing security right, there’s no need to panic. Mar 2, 2023 By Danielle Jablanski
St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on May 27, 2022. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images) REvil prosecutions reach a ‘dead end,’ Russian media reports The contention follows multiple claims from Russian officials that a lack of U.S. cooperation was hurting their case. May 27, 2022 By AJ Vicens
Exhibition model of IBM Q System One quantum computer. (Photo by Misha Friedman/Getty Images) White House cyber official: U.S. beating China in race to quantum supremacy A White House official overseeing cyber said Monday that the U.S. is beating China in a race for quantum supremacy but at least one expert called that… May 16, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
An aerial view of the US Cyber Command joint operations center on the NSA campus is seen on May 25, 2020, in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Debate erupts at news the White House may scale back DOD cyber-ops authorities Cybersecurity and homeland security experts are split on the wisdom of scaling back broad authorities that DOD has to launch cyber-operations. Apr 4, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley