The deputy director cited Operation Absolute Resolve as evidence that cyber teams have become central to CIA missions. The post CIA’s Michael Ellis says cyber intelligence is changing how the agency operates appeared first on CyberScoop.
Static checklists and annual penetration tests leave agencies with dangerous blind spots. True resilience requires moving from reactive attestation to continuous, automated validation. The post Why federal cyber defense demands an offense-driven mindset appeared first on CyberScoop.
The letter follows revelations about Serbian student activists being infected with Pegasus and NoviSpy, and coincides with other pressures on Belgrade. The post European parliament members call for slowdown of Serbia’s EU entry over spyware use appeared first on CyberScoop.
AI is getting better at much of what security teams have long spent time on: analyzing information, identifying patterns, and providing technically sound recommendations quickly. As those capabilities become more routine, they are changing what security practitioners spend their time on. Reaching a technically sound recommendation is also getting easier, which puts more weight on…
SonicWall customers have confronted a barrage of attacks for years, including five actively exploited vulnerabilities in SMA 1000 appliances since late 2025. The post Attackers exploit zero-days in consistently besieged SonicWall product appeared first on CyberScoop.
The nations warn that governments and industry can no longer treat quantum codebreaking as a distant or theoretical possibility. The post The G7 tells industry to hurry up and prep for post-quantum encryption appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researcher tracking 764 said the first-of-its-kind case has a wider impact that will cause ripples across the landscape of violent extremist crime. The post Jail time for Maine child in 764 marks turning point in federal law enforcement appeared first on CyberScoop.
The agency also booted 14 phone service providers from U.S. networks for violating existing robocalling regulations. The post The FCC wants consumers to rate their telecom’s anti-robocall protections appeared first on CyberScoop.
Sality’s peer-to-peer infrastructure allowed it to evade system-wide disruption efforts for an exceptionally long period. Authorities and cybersecurity experts finally brought it down. The post Dogged Russia-based botnet dismantled after 23-year run appeared first on CyberScoop.
It’s the first Pegasus infection of 2026 that Citizen Lab is forensically confirming, and the SHARE Foundation said it’s the biggest wave of spyware surveillance in Serbia yet. The post Pegasus, NoviSpy variant spyware found on devices of Serbian activists appeared first on CyberScoop.