Tim Starks

Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. His previous stops include working at The Washington Post, POLITICO and Congressional Quarterly. An Evansville, Ind. native, he’s covered cybersecurity since 2003. Email Tim here: tim.starks@cyberscoop.com.

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Elastic’s Sean MacKirdy speaks with the Defense Department’s Terry Kalka at the 2026 Elastic Public Sector Summit. (Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

Feds keep eyes peeled for Iran cyberattacks, respond to Stryker breach

Cybersecurity

Darksword exploit kit — (Getty Images)

Second iOS exploit kit now in use by suspected Russian hackers

Research

CISA acting director nick andersen — Acting CISA Director Nick Andersen speaks at an Auburn University event on March 17 in Washington, D.C. (Tim Starks/Scoop News Group)

CISA official advises agencies not to get too hung up on who takes lead in critical infrastructure sectors

Government

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Trump administration isn’t pushing companies to conduct cyber offense, national cyber director says

Government

A Stryker logo on a healthcare lamp. (Getty Images)

Stryker attack highlights nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity amid joint U.S.-Israel conflict

Geopolitics

The main headquarters of the FBI, the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building.

FBI says even in an AI-powered world, security basics still matter

AI

Then-Millenium challenge corporation CEO Sean Cairncross speaks during a ceremony on Aug. 5, 2019 at the presidential palace in Abidjan. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy

Workforce

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The long-awaited Trump cyber strategy has arrived

Policy

June 12, 2012: Close up to FBI website through a magnifying glass on the laptop. brightstars, iStock/GettyImages

FBI targeted with ‘suspicious’ activity on its networks

Government