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An undersea fiber optic cable is attached to a rope at Arrietara beach near the Spanish Basque village of Sopelana on June 13, 2017. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

FCC tightens rules on foreign firms building undersea cables, citing security

The agency said the cables responsible for powering that data explosion must be protected from acts of foreign sabotage.

24 hours ago By Derek B. Johnson

DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge reveals winning models for automated vulnerability discovery and patching

The initiative seeks to patch vulnerabilities in open-source code before they are exploited by would-be attackers. Now comes the hard part — putting the systems to the…

4 days ago By Matt Kapko

The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building houses the offices of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. (Getty Images)

Federal courts to ramp up filing system security after ‘recent escalated cyberattacks’

The statement from the U.S. court system follows reports that the judiciary suffered a recent cyber breach.

5 days ago By Madison Alder

Sean Cairncross, CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit – Day 2 at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 24, in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

New National Cyber Director Cairncross faces challenges on policy, bureaucracy, threats

It’s a “pivotal” moment for Sean Cairncross, fresh off his Senate confirmation in a changing federal cyber landscape.

6 days ago By Tim Starks

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)

Senate confirms national cyber director pick Sean Cairncross

The president selected the former RNC, White House and Millennium Challenge Corporation official for the job in February.

Aug 3, 2025 By Tim Starks

Cranes are seen at the Port Newark Container Terminal in Newark, N.J. on April 8, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Feds still trying to crack Volt Typhoon hackers’ intentions, goals

A CISA official said they’re looking at the potential impact and what to do about Chinese hackers penetrating U.S. critical infrastructure.

Jul 31, 2025 By Tim Starks

Parts of the IBM Quantum System Two are displayed at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center on June 6, 2025 in Yorktown Heights, New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Senate legislation would direct federal agencies to fortify against quantum computing cyber threats

The bill mandates a national strategy and establishes pilot programs in the federal government on quantum-safe encryption.

Jul 31, 2025 By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) walks to the Senate Chambers U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Padilla has returned to the U.S. Capitol with a bigger security detail and is set to make a speech on the Senate Floor, where he will discuss his removal from a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after trying to ask a question. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats call Trump admin’s focus on state voter rolls a pretext for disenfranchisement

Sen. Alex Padilla and other Democrats say the GOP is pressing inflated concerns about noncitizen voting to justify legal and legislative challenges to eligible voters.

Jul 30, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson

Jen Easterly, director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during a hearing by 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)

Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly

The U.S. Military Academy announced Tuesday that the former CISA head would join the Department of Social Sciences. Secretary Dan Driscoll pulled the offer Wednesday.

Jul 30, 2025 By Greg Otto

Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA)

CISA is facing a tight CIRCIA deadline. Here’s how Sean Plankey can attempt to meet it

The agency has two months to publish its final rule. It will not meet that mark, but a new CISA director has the tools to move the…

Jul 30, 2025 By Lauren Boas Hayes