(Getty Images) Bill seeks cyber protections for food and agriculture The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act aims to identify vulnerabilities in the sector through an annual exercise and regular threat assessments. Jan 25, 2024 By Matt Bracken
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks about digital threats, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on April 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Age-old problems to sharing cyber threat info remain, IG report finds Over-classification, a deluge of data and insufficient human and technological resources all hinder the sharing of threat data. Jan 8, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
A machine counts ballots at an elections warehouse outside of Philadelphia on Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) Chinese, Russian interference attempts on 2022 midterms didn’t impact voting, intelligence agencies say U.S. intelligence agencies expect election interference to shift from targeting of voting systems to influencing social media. Dec 19, 2023 By Matt Bracken
(Getty Images) CISA urges vendors to get rid of default passwords Cybersecurity officials also issued new guidance on open source software through secure-by-design practices. Dec 15, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
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