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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CISA tells agencies to stop using unsupported edge devices

Government

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What’s next for DHS’s forthcoming replacement critical infrastructure protection panel, AI information sharing

Government

Sean Cairncross, as CEO of the Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

Sean Cairncross’ cybersecurity agenda: less regulation, more cooperation

Cybersecurity

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The ‘staggering’ cybersecurity weakness that isn’t getting enough focus, according to a top Secret Service official

Financial

U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during the “Winning the AI Race” summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed executive orders related to his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan during the event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

US wants to push its view of AI cybersecurity standards to the rest of the world

AI

Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, looks on as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Lawmakers wonder when Trump administration will weigh on soon-expired surveillance powers

Policy

The buttons of WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and other apps on the screen of an iPhone. (stockcam, Getty Images)

WhatsApp releases account feature that looks to combat spyware

Privacy

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OMB rescinds ‘burdensome’ Biden-era secure software memo

Government

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Industry, government, nonprofits weigh voluntary rules for commercial hacking tools

Geopolitics