Why federal cyber defense demands an offense-driven mindset
Federal agencies are drowning in cybersecurity data. Every day, security operations centers absorb millions of logs, scanner alerts and inventory feeds. But raw, static data…
Category: Cyberscoop
In most cities, nobody owns the whole network
Editor’s note: Waco bought the network segmentation technology described here from Elisity while Mike Searight was the city’s chief information officer. He is now a…
European parliament members call for slowdown of Serbia’s EU entry over spyware use
A group of European Parliament representatives are seeking to delay Serbia’s entry into the European Union and send other messages to Belgrade over the government’s…
Why judgment is emerging as cybersecurity’s defining skill
AI is getting better at much of what security teams have long spent time on: analyzing information, identifying patterns, and providing technically sound recommendations quickly.…
Attackers exploit zero-days in consistently besieged SonicWall product
SonicWall customers are grappling with yet another pair of actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA 1000 appliances, a product that’s been besieged with recurring…
The G7 tells industry to hurry up and prep for post-quantum encryption
A cybersecurity working group at the G7 is urging governments to accelerate defenses against quantum computers that could break some existing forms of public key…
Wyden seeks upgraded NSA security guidance on commercial VPN use
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is asking the National Security Agency to update public guidance on the security risks associated with commercial virtual private networks, and…
Dogged Russia-based botnet dismantled after 23-year run
Sality, a Russia-based botnet that infected more than 11 million devices during a 23-year run of operations, was dismantled Monday by law enforcement, CrowdStrike and…
Jail time for Maine child in 764 marks turning point in federal law enforcement
The FBI said a 17-year-old from Maine is the first child federally charged and adjudicated for crimes stemming from their involvement in 764, a violent…
The FCC wants consumers to rate their telecom’s anti-robocall protections
The Federal Communications Commission wants to set up a new scorecard system that would allow consumers to rate their telecoms’ ability to prevent or deter…
Pegasus, NoviSpy variant spyware found on devices of Serbian activists
Researchers say they have uncovered the first confirmed Pegasus spyware infection of 2026, as well as another spyware variant infection, targeting Serbian student activists and…
FBI raises alarm over deceptive phishing campaign targeting prominent people
Attackers are targeting prominent, high-profile people, their family members and acquaintances on a commercial messaging application to gain long-term access to their accounts containing sensitive…