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In a wide-ranging speech and interview, Nakasone also talked about Trump administration moves and the shape of cyber offensive operations. The post Former NSA, Cyber Command chief Paul Nakasone says U.S. falling behind its enemies in cyberspace appeared first on CyberScoop.

A request for information from GOP leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is Congress’ latest attempt to push comprehensive data privacy standards. The post Top House E&C Republicans query public for ideas on data privacy law appeared first on CyberScoop.

Apple’s choice has caused some U.S. encryption defenders to worry about how the company may respond to similar requests from other governments. The post Apple pulls end-to-end encryption feature from UK after demands for law enforcement access  appeared first on CyberScoop.

As CISA removes anti-disinformation personnel, one of its own former employees has fallen victim to a case of mistaken identity. The post No, that’s not the acting head of the Social Security Administration. That’s a former CISA employee. appeared first on CyberScoop.

The Chinese nation-state threat group primarily gained access to Cisco devices with legitimate login credentials, according to Cisco Talos. The post Salt Typhoon gained initial access to telecoms through Cisco devices appeared first on CyberScoop.

The agency is rebranding a tech-focused unit in a move that some critics worry may be part of a larger shift away from regulating the crypto space. The post SEC rebrands cryptocurrency unit to focus on emerging technologies  appeared first on CyberScoop.

Google researchers say multiple Russian state threat groups have conducted remote phishing operations to target and compromise Signal accounts. The post Russia-aligned threat groups dupe Ukrainian targets via Signal appeared first on CyberScoop.

Federal IT and cybersecurity officials said companies who sell zero trust technologies to the government must do more to make them interoperable. The post Energy CISO: Agencies can’t implement zero trust alone appeared first on CyberScoop.

Speaking at a conference presented by CyberScoop, Cynthia Kaiser said the impact of the breach could last forever. The post Salt Typhoon telecom breach remarkable for its ‘indiscriminate’ targeting, FBI official says appeared first on CyberScoop.

The most consequential cyberattacks observed by Darktrace last year were linked to software defects in firewalls and perimeter network technologies. The post Edge device vulnerabilities fueled attack sprees in 2024 appeared first on CyberScoop.