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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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House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech

Policy

Close-up of a hand touching a smartphone. Touching the future. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ alleges

Government

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., arrives for a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks

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CISA outlines improvement plan for CVE program

Government

In this photo illustration, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Watchdog finds most agencies failed to meet CISA cloud security orders, heightening risk of attack

Government

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., left, and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., hold a news conference on the Stop Rogue AI Act in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, September 17, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

After water attacks, Capitol Hill offers its own proposal for an AI-cyber test program

Government

Aerial view of water treatment factory at city wastewater cleaning facility

Another worry for water systems: infostealer exposure

Exclusive

Congressman James Walkinshaw, D-Va., speaks at a press conference with other Democratic members of House Homeland Security Committee (including Sri Thanedar, D-Mich., left, and Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., right) on the killing of Renee Good, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Dems seek top-to-bottom assessment of CISA workforce

Workforce

Flag of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Manuel Augusto Moreno)

International security agencies warn about North Korean hackers exploiting job seekers to steal crypto, data

Cybercrime