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Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing on March 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC wants rules for ‘most important part of the internet you’ve probably never heard of’

U.S. agencies want to secure the Border Gateway Protocol, but experts question whether their approach could worsen security.

By Tim Starks

An Iranian flag waves in a wind outside the Vienna International Centre hosting the United Nations (UN) headquarters and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the socalled EU 5+1 talks with Iran take place in Vienna, on July 3, 2014. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian nationals charged with hacking U.S. companies, Treasury and State departments

Geopolitics

By AJ Vicens

Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, arrives to testify before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

CISA ransomware warning program set to fully launch by end of 2024

Government

By Christian Vasquez

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Campaigns and political parties are in the crosshairs of election meddlers

By Derek B. Johnson
Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall says lawsuit won’t ‘get anywhere’

By Derek B. Johnson
Stolen Change Healthcare data could contain information on ‘a substantial portion’ of Americans

By AJ Vicens
Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds

By Tim Starks
Cybersecurity executive order requirements are nearly complete, GAO says

By Matt Bracken

Rumman Chowdhury on AI red-teaming; a Sisense supply chain attack

How Troy Hunt knows if you’ve been hacked and Washington tries to understand AI

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Rethinking democracy for the age of AI

We need to recreate our system of governance for an era in which transformative technologies pose catastrophic risks as well as great promise.

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Did someone really hack into the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant? New details suggest maybe not.

By Christian Vasquez

This photo illustration shows the ChatGPT logo at an office in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Coming to DEF CON 31: Hacking AI models

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When it comes to online scams, ‘ChatGPT is the new crypto’

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The pressing threat of Chinese-made drones flying above U.S. critical infrastructure

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The quantum computing threat is real. Now we need to act.

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Hackers leak huge cache of data from evangelical organization that supported Dobbs decision

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Misconfiguration leaves thousands of servers vulnerable to attack, researchers find

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North Korean hackers used polished LinkedIn profiles to target security researchers

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Data-driven decision-making: The power of enhanced event logging

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Operationalizing zero trust: A practical guide for modern federal agencies

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Sandra Joyce speaks on a panel at Google Cloud Next 2024 in Las Vegas. (Scoop News Group photo)

Mandiant’s Sandra Joyce on AI for cyber defense and what’s troubling CISOs

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Sayash Kapoor on AI risk; Federal agencies affected by Russian breach of Microsoft

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Byron Tau on data brokers; US sanctions, indicts Chinese hackers

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Kiersten Todt on the cybersecurity policy landscape; AI training for election officials

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U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks to reporters before a Senate luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FISA reauthorization heads to Biden’s desk after Senate passage

Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and FBI Director Christopher Wray testify before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Committee heard from intelligence officials on China’s Cyber threat to the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FBI director warns of China’s preparations for disruptive infrastructure attacks

The sun flares over the headquarters of the U.S. Treasury on Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Treasury official: Small financial institutions have ‘growth to do’ in using AI against threats

The building of the UN City is pictured in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 24, 2024. The UN City is located in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and houses 11 UN organizations with 1,500 employees from over 100 nationalities (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

‘Large volume’ of data stolen from UN agency after ransomware attack

Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, speaks alongside fellow Freedom Caucus members during a press conference. A bill sponsored by Davidson to limit law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing personal data about Americans passed the House on April 17, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House passes bill to limit personal data purchases by law enforcement, intelligence agencies

The Russian flag flies at the embassy’s compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility

The street artist Andrea Villa installs an anti-war poster depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden on April 16, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

After a sleepy primary season, Russia enters 2024 U.S. election fray

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., spoke to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

With a mysterious surveillance target identified, calls for Congress to change course

Photo of monitor while downloading a file from the “Internet to My Computer”. (spxChrome/Getty Images)

Decade-old malware haunts Ukrainian police

Then-acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden, right, with Megan Stifel, chief strategy officer for the Institute for Security and Technology, at event on ransomware in Washington in May 2023. (Photo courtesy of the Institute for Security and Technology)

Ex-White House cyber official says ransomware payment ban is a ways off

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee speaks during the hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Congress rails against UnitedHealth Group after ransomware attack

A bipartisan compromise bill on privacy in Congress would bring transparency to the data broker industry. Some experts believe that’s insufficient. (Image Credit: WLDavies via Getty Images)

Congressional privacy bill looks to rein in data brokers

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) (C) talks with committee members Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) (L) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) while hearing testimony from former Special Counsel Robert Hur in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes extension of expiring surveillance authorities

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