North Korean operatives have infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies
SAN FRANCISCO — North Korean nationals have infiltrated the employee ranks at top global companies more so than previously thought, maintaining a pervasive and potentially…
Category: Cyberscoop
Tariffs could slow replacement of telecom networks, according to industry official
Tariff hikes will drive up prices and make it harder for telecommunications providers to replace networks more vulnerable to Chinese hacker intrusion, an industry official…
Congressional officials wonder how CISA can carry out core mission in face of workforce cuts
SAN FRANCISCO – In her appearance at the RSAC 2025 Conference, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke about getting CISA back to its “core mission”…
DARPA believes AI Cyber Challenge could upend patching as the industry knows it
SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders of various federal research agencies and departments outlined a vision Tuesday for the future of critical infrastructure security, emphasizing the promise…
DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to ‘core mission’
SAN FRANCISCO — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem outlined her plans Tuesday to refocus the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on protecting critical infrastructure…
Cyber experts, Democrats urge Trump administration not to break up cyber coordination in State reorg
Cyber experts are urging Congress to ensure that a planned reorganization of the State Department continues to integrate cyber diplomacy at the highest levels of…
Amazon, CrowdStrike leaders say private threat intel can quickly bring cybercriminals to justice
SAN FRANCISCO — Threat intelligence flowing from private companies to cybersecurity authorities and law enforcement agencies is critical to the disruption of malicious activities and…
House passes legislation to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakes
The House passed a bill Monday evening that would criminalize using a person’s likeness to create nonconsensual deepfake pornography. The Take It Down Act sailed…
House passes bill to study routers’ national security risks
A bill requiring the Department of Commerce to study national security issues posed by routers and modems controlled by U.S. adversaries passed the House on…
Cybersecurity experts issue response to Trump order targeting Chris Krebs, SentinelOne
SAN FRANCISCO — A sweeping public statement signed by more than 30 prominent cybersecurity professionals and academics has condemned what they describe as political retaliation…
Cybersecurity vendors are themselves under attack by hackers, SentinelOne says
Cybersecurity companies don’t just defend their customers against cyberattacks — they also have to defend themselves, and a SentinelOne report published Monday examines some of…
House bill seeks better tech to combat financial fraud scams against elderly
A bipartisan trio of House lawmakers is pushing a bill that would give law enforcement more resources to tackle financial fraud, pig butchering and other…