Cyber Scoop

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• China
• CrowdStrike
• Cybersecurity
• nation state threats
• Research
• Salt Typhoon
• Threats
• Volt Typhoon

It’s not just Salt Typhoon: All China-backed attack groups are showcasing specialized offensive skills

Cyber Scoop February 27, 2025

It’s not just Salt Typhoon: All China-backed attack groups...

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• Bennie Thompson
• CISA
• cyber workforce
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• cybersecurity workforce
• Department of Government Efficency
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• grants
• House Homeland Security Committee
• Mark Green
• PIVOTT Act
• Policy
• Trump administration
• workforce

Cyber workforce legislation vote gives rise to partisan rift on House Homeland Security Committee

Cyber Scoop February 26, 2025

Cyber workforce legislation vote gives rise to partisan rift...

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• Alexei Bulazel
• CISA
• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Energy
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Eric Goldstein
• Federal IT
• Government
• Jeff Greene
• Karen Evans
• National Cyber Director
• National Security Council
• National Security Council (NSC)
• NSC
• office of management and budget
• OMB
• Sean Cairncross
• workforce

Karen Evans steps into a leading federal cyber position: executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA

Cyber Scoop February 26, 2025

The experienced cyber and IT government hand takes on...

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• Bennie Thompson
• CISA
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
• CrowdStrike
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• fraud
• House Homeland Security Committee
• House Intelligence Committee
• information sharing
• information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs)
• Internet Security Alliance
• Kemba Walden
• Mark Green
• Mark Warner
• Policy
• Privacy
• rand paul
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Senate Intelligence Committee
• SolarWinds

A major cybersecurity law is expiring soon — and advocates are prepping to push Congress for renewal 

Cyber Scoop February 26, 2025

A major cybersecurity law is expiring soon — and...

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5 min read

• AI
• AI cybersecurity
• Commentary
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Government
• Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC)

CISA’s AI cybersecurity playbook calls for greater collaboration, but trust is key to successful execution

Cyber Scoop February 26, 2025

CISA’s AI cybersecurity playbook calls for greater collaboration, but...

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• blockchain
• Chainalysis
• crypto
• crypto crime
• cryptocurrency
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Elliptic
• Ethereum
• Lazarus Group
• Money
• North Korea
• TRM Labs

Crypto analysts stunned by Lazarus Group’s capabilities in $1.46B Bybit theft

Cyber Scoop February 25, 2025

Crypto analysts stunned by Lazarus Group’s capabilities in $1.46B...

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• Cyber Safety Review Board
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• Policy
• Salt Typhoon

Purging cyber review board was ‘a great idea,’ DHS deputy secretary nominee says

Cyber Scoop February 25, 2025

Purging cyber review board was ‘a great idea,’ DHS...

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• Department of Government Efficency
• Department of Treasury
• Federal IT
• Gerry Connolly
• Government
• House Oversight Committee
• Inspector general
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Melanie Stansbury
• Treasury Department
• Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
• Trump administration

House Dems say DOGE is leaving publicly exposed entry points into government systems

Cyber Scoop February 25, 2025

House Dems say DOGE is leaving publicly exposed entry...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Data theft
• encryption
• extortion
• incident response
• Palo Alto Networks
• ransomware
• Research
• Threats
• Uncategorized
• Unit 42

Threat actors are increasingly trying to grind business to a halt

Cyber Scoop February 25, 2025

Threat actors are increasingly trying to grind business to...

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4 min read

• apt
• Cybersecurity
• Dragos
• Geopolitics
• Government
• industrial control systems (ICS)
• operational technology
• ransomware

Dragos: Surge of new hacking groups enter ICS space as states collaborate with private actors

Cyber Scoop February 25, 2025

Dragos: Surge of new hacking groups enter ICS space...

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