Cyber Scoop

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• China
• Cyber Command
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Geopolitics
• Government
• National Security Agency (NSA)
• offensive cybersecurity
• Salt Typhoon
• Stuxnet
• Technology
• Volt Typhoon

Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea

Cyber Scoop January 13, 2025

Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense,...

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3 min read

• crypto mixer
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• money laundering
• Russia

Russian nationals charged with operating crypto mixers that masked cybercrime funds

Cyber Scoop January 10, 2025

Russian nationals charged with operating crypto mixers that masked...

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2 min read

• critical infrastructure
• cyber hygiene
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• vulnerabilities

CISA report touts cyber hygiene enrollment surge for critical infrastructure orgs

Cyber Scoop January 10, 2025

CISA report touts cyber hygiene enrollment surge for critical...

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5 min read

• attack surface
• Commentary
• security theater

What is ‘security theater’ and how can we move beyond it?

Cyber Scoop January 10, 2025

What is ‘security theater’ and how can we move...

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5 min read

• FCC
• Government
• robocalls
• STIR/SHAKEN

FCC moves to tighten industry reporting rules for robocalls

Cyber Scoop January 9, 2025

FCC moves to tighten industry reporting rules for robocalls...

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3 min read

• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• exploit
• Ivanti
• Malware
• Mandiant
• SPAWN
• UNC5221
• UNC5337
• vulnerabilities
• zero-days

New zero-day exploit targets Ivanti VPN product

Cyber Scoop January 9, 2025

New zero-day exploit targets Ivanti VPN product | CyberScoop...

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4 min read

• backdoors
• Cybersecurity
• Shadow IT
• watchTowr Labs

Malicious hackers have their own shadow IT problem

Cyber Scoop January 8, 2025

Malicious hackers have their own shadow IT problem |...

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4 min read

• AI
• election security
• lawsuit
• Microsoft
• Technology

Microsoft moves to disrupt hacking-as-a-service scheme that’s bypassing AI safety measures

Cyber Scoop January 8, 2025

Microsoft moves to disrupt hacking-as-a-service scheme that’s bypassing AI safety...

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4 min read

• budget
• cyber workforce
• Executive order
• Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Government
• Harry Coker
• liability
• Local Government
• National Cyber Director
• National Security Council
• National Security Council (NSC)
• office of management and budget
• Office of the National Cyber Director
• Policy
• regulation
• State Government
• workforce

National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office

Cyber Scoop January 7, 2025

National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead)...

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4 min read

• Best Buy
• Cybersecurity
• EnergyStar
• NIST
• smart homes
• SOHO
• U.S. Cyber Trust Mark
• UL
• White House

White House launches cybersecurity label program for consumers

Cyber Scoop January 7, 2025

White House launches cybersecurity label program for consumers |...

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