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Protesters make themselves heard near Palantir’s new headquarters on March 3, 2026 in Aventura, Fla. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

CISA director pick already drawing concern from Hill Dems over Palantir connection

Others touted Michael LoSapio as a fit for the job due to his technical credentials as CISO for the company.

By Tim Starks

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Microsoft fixes over 1,000 vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday

Cybersecurity

By Greg Otto

A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could crack widely used forms of encryption protecting sensitive digital information globally. (Getty Images)

The US wants its quantum lead to turn into factories and supply chains

Cybersecurity

By Derek B. Johnson

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Vanderbilt University reels following ransomware attack claimed by BYOD group

By Keely Quinlan
Spyware attacks trend toward hitting just about anyone

By Tim Starks
Russian Turla group used new toolset to silently pilfer emails from Kazakhstan, Romanian governments

By Derek B. Johnson
Trump picks Palantir’s LoSapio to head CISA

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AI doesn’t have to go rogue to break the world

By Bruce Schneier

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In recent conversations, cybersecurity and national security professionals raised questions about both the technical solutions OpenAI and Anthropic use to contain their models, as well as the glaring absence of federal oversight from federal regulators or truly independent third-party review. (Image via Getty)

The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable

While large language models present real risks to society, experts say they can be tested and largely controlled using well-worn cybersecurity and policy choices.

By Derek B. Johnson

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How software development’s speed obsession enabled TeamPCP’s chaos crusade

The threat group’s remarkable success targeting open-source software was inevitable and fueled by the industry’s decision to prioritize code shipping over security.

By Matt Kapko

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Inside the race to adapt to an AI-powered security world

AI is breaking things faster than anyone can fix them. Security leaders across the industry are racing to figure out what comes next.

By Greg Otto

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Security leaders say the next two years are going to be ‘insane’

Kevin Mandia, Morgan Adamski, and Alex Stamos tell CyberScoop that AI is finding bugs faster than anyone can fix them, exploit development is accelerating, and most organizations…

By Greg Otto

Across party lines and industry, the verdict is the same: CISA is in trouble

By Tim Starks

Your AI doctor doesn’t have to follow the same privacy rules as your real one

By Derek B. Johnson

Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt

By Tim Starks

A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon

By Derek B. Johnson

‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots

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Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise

By Katie Baxter

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Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies

By Daniel Wilbricht

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Building the SOC of the future: How AI can optimize federal cyber operations

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AI-adaptable security platforms are critical for autonomous decision-making

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T-Mobile’s Eric Jensen on the challenge of securing vast supply chains

By CyberScoop Staff

Datadog’s Emilio Escobar on compliance-first AI

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Even safe mode can’t save PHP this time

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Justice Department headquarters at night — Traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue streaks by the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building at night with the US Capitol in the background on Jan. 24, 2025, in Washington. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Authorities accuse trio of using AI deepfakes to defraud $129M from businesses

Wanda Jones-Heath (left), Principal Cyber Advisor, Dept. of Air Force, talks with Rick Stewart, Sr. Engineer at Datadog, at the Threat Response Forum on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Carlin Fisher/Scoop News Group)

Air Force cyber official: need to invest in digital forensics

The OpenAI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface, photographed using a slow exposure with a motion blur effect, in Creteil, France, on May 12, 2026. Daybreak is an AI-powered cybersecurity service designed to detect, analyze, and remediate software vulnerabilities more quickly. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

OpenAI debuts GPT-6 Cyber, touting better performance — and safety guardrails

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., speaks as U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan testifies at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

What Democratic control of Congress means for cybersecurity

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Officials extradite Canadian man to US for alleged cryptomining spree

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Defense and aerospace firm settles with government over allegedly failing to meet cybersecurity contract requirements

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Oklahoma man charged with mailing threats, substances to election officials nationwide

Europol, European Union’s law enforcement agency, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images)

Europol dismantles investment scheme that impacted potential victims in 50 countries

Ballots are processed at Contra Costa’s elections department on May 27, 2026 in Martinez, California. June 2 is the last day to vote in-person or return a ballot ahead of California’s statewide primary election. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)

Ballot scanner malfunctions, flurry of federal legal actions test election officials on final day of voting

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CrowdStrike moves to acquire Fiddler and Dreadnode, adding AI observability and testing to its security platform

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CISA’s new strategy runs into America’s blind trust problem

Android — Google headquarters with Android figure in Mountain View, California on Dec. 29, 2016. (Getty Images)

Google shuts down global botnet running on certified Android devices

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Business groups mount fresh campaign for long-term renewal of information sharing law

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