Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 04: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Intelligence community to meet with civil liberties groups on controversial surveillance tool

The clock is running down on reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act set to sunset later this year.

Sep 6, 2023 By Tonya Riley

FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and CIA Director William Burns testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US intel: Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, more similar to Russia’s

China is stepping up efforts to influence U.S. public opinion, which increasingly resemble Russian operations.

Mar 8, 2023 By Elias Groll

White House National Cyber Director Chris Inglis spoke at the Council of Foreign Relations on April 20, 2022 in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US National Cyber Director plans Japan trip to bolster digital cooperation

Inglis's trip reflects Japan's status as an increasingly important ally on cybersecurity, particularly as the administration focuses more on China.

Dec 8, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said an executive order on spyware is coming. (Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)

White House expected to issue executive order reining in spyware

The prospect of an executive order limiting use of spyware within U.S. intelligence unleashes potentially even more debate in Washington.

Nov 18, 2022 By Tonya Riley

A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told CyberScoop this seal was “erroneously posted.”

What’s with the UFO on a U.S. intelligence agency seal?

The image of a UFO and Russian fighter jet on the seal led some to wonder if the intelligence agency had been hacked.

Sep 26, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., outside the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on April 7, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Senate reports details inefficiencies, confusion at key U.S. counterintelligence center

Sen. Mark Warner said "new threats and new technology mean that we have to make substantial adjustments to our counterintelligence posture."

Sep 22, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on February 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. Israel’s ground-breaking surveillance technology was once feted as a prized export bolstering diplomatic ties abroad, but reports the secret spyware was also turned on citizens at home has triggered domestic outrage. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Congress goes after spyware purveyors. Will it make a difference?

The crackdown on foreign commercial surveillance comes in the wake of high-profile attacks on diplomats and government officials abroad.

Jul 25, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), on the right, walks to the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Sen. Warner maneuvers to secure intelligence community backing of tech antitrust bill, sources say

Sen. Mark Warner is leading a series of conversations with the nation's spymaster to allay concerns about cybersecurity elements of pending tech antitrust legislation, sources told CyberScoop.

Jul 13, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) speaks with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid, as he tours the Center’s Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, July 27, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Mandiant exec tapped to run CTIIC, ODNI’s cyber threat intelligence center

Laura Galante comes to the role after several years of running her own cybersecurity firm. The Ukrainian government was one of her clients.

Jun 21, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Joe Biden tours the National Counterterrorism Center Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, July 27, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden says ‘shooting war’ could break out with foreign heavyweights over cyberattacks

The saber-rattling comes amid ongoing fallout from hacks that originated in Russia.

Jul 28, 2021 By Tim Starks