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Senior Cybersecurity Reporter for @TheRecord_Media . Send tips to martin.matishak @therecord .media. DM for Signal.

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NEW: A commission meant to reform U.S. govt surveillance powers won't start work anytime soon, as Congress has been tangled up in 2024 election politics & is still shaking off the fatigue from a bitter fight over renewing a spying tool earlier this year.
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The Senate has confirmed Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier to be the next @DefenseIntel director and Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse for his third star and to be the new military adviser to @ODNIgov , a post created by Acting DNI @RichardGrenell .
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"If Russia pursues cyber attacks against our companies, our critical infrastructure. We are prepared to respond," @POTUS says during remarks Russia's assault on Ukraine.
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NEW: The Pentagon last month pivoted an ongoing bug bounty program to track down #Log4j vulnerabilities on potentially thousands of public military websites, the first time DoD marshaled the ethical hacker community to tackle an emerging digital crisis.
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Now free for all: Officials from ODNI, on behalf of the larger clandestine community, don’t want agency chiefs to be seen on-camera as disagreeing with the president on big issues such as Iran, Russia or North Korea.
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NEW: The U.S. intel community is trying to persuade lawmakers to drop the public portion of an annual briefing on the globe’s greatest security threats — a move inspired after last year’s session provoked an angry outburst from President Trump.
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The NSA found that Carlson was mentioned in communications between third parties & his name was subsequently revealed through “UNMASKING,” a process in which relevant government officials can request the IDs of Americans in intel reports to be divulged.
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3 years
Former NSA deputy director Chris Inglis has been approved to be the nation's first National Cyber Director.
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Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #177 Chris Inglis to be National Cyber Director.
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4 years
“I don’t think I can answer in open session," DHS intel chief Joseph Maher says when asked if Russia is aiming to spread disinformation about mail voting in this year's election. So, basically, yes.
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Some personal news. After just over five years, today is my last day @politico . Next months I will join @TheRecord_Media as a senior cybersecurity reporter. I will still cover cyber (obviously), so keep passing along those tips!
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. @NSA_CSDirector on Qs he has received about his claiming Russian ransomware actors have changed their behavior due to sanctions: "How did we know? Really ...? We're NSA. We heard them, say money. We've heard them say that it's hard to get funds out."
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President Joe Biden has signed the FISA Section 702 renewal bill into law.
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Nor were Carlson's communications intercepted through “incidental collection,” where the U.S. government sometimes obtains the emails of Americans in contact with a foreign target under surveillance, according to sources.
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Former WH Cyber Coordinator Michael Daniel says it's "HIGHLY LIKELY" Russia scanned the election systems of all 50 states during the 2016 presidential election.
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Retiring Republican member of House Intel weighs in on Krebs firing.
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Will Hurd
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Chris Krebs is a true patriot. He was instrumental in us having one of the most secure elections in history despite bad actors trying to influence our elections. His service should have been rewarded, not dismissed.
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The Biden administration today will kick off an effort to protect the country’s water sector from cyberattacks, the latest attempt by the federal government to strengthen the digital defenses of the nation’s critical infrastructure. On @TheRecord_Media
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3 years
Missed this ... Colorado National Guard cyber team assists state during election
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On @INSAlliance webinar, Ellen McCarthy, the State Department's intelligence chief, predicts, among other things, there will be a greater I.C. focus on disinformation and health post-coronavirus pandemic.
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More than 1,000 Americans are dying every day.
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. @FoxNews daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was @FoxNews !
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INBOX: Michael Ellis — a Trump loyalist who was named the NSA's top lawyer, benched after two days on the job due to an IG probe, and resigned last month — will join The Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies as visiting fellow for law and technology.
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3 years
In a statement, @POTUS warns that "evolving intelligence" indicates Russia is "exploring options for potential cyberattacks" in response to the economic punishment the U.S. and others have imposed on Moscow.
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NEW: @US_CYBERCOM is doubling the size of a little-known program that serves as one of the military's chief links to private industry in order to bolster the country’s defenses against cyberthreats. On @TheRecord_Media
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@CYBERCOM_DIRNSA @MarkWarner @SenMarcoRubio @SenTomCotton "If you're confirmed will you commit, the NSA will not seek to insert backdoors into or otherwise weaken encryption technology used by Americans?" @RonWyden asks. "If confirmed I will not weaken encryption for Americans," Haugh says. "That's an important statement," @RonWyden
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Martin Matishak
5 years
NEW: The U.S. intel community is trying to persuade lawmakers to drop the public portion of an annual briefing on the globe’s greatest security threats — a move inspired after last year’s session provoked an angry outburst from President Trump.
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Martin Matishak
4 years
. @RonWyden on hacks: "My concern is that the government's response to this extraordinary hack is just going to be to throw a bunch more money at the same companies that sold the government insecure products that the hackers exploited." COINS NEW TERM: "cyber pork."
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Martin Matishak
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House Intel has sent a letter to @DHSgov warning the panel "will have no choice but to issue individual subpoenas" unless the agency makes officials available to testify about its actions in Portland & the admin's response to protests nationwide.
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I haven't been on this site much lately because I've had my hands full welcoming this little lady to Earth! See you in a few weeks! #minishak
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3 years
Full @POTUS comments about his call with Russian President Putin about ransomware.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee today advanced @POTUS pick to be the new No. 2 @US_CYBERCOM The panel gave voice-vote approval to Cyber National Mission Force chief Maj. Gen. William Hartman to be Cyber Command's next deputy and to receive his third star.
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Martin Matishak
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"I have a quick question about your work as chair of the Senate Armed Services Cyber subcommittee."
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Zach C. Cohen
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On a pivotal day for the Democratic agenda, Sen. Joe Manchin gaggles with the press outside the Capitol.
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SCOOP: @US_CYBERCOM & the @NSAGov will not identify the latest leaders of their joint election security task force, in part to shield them from the threats and harassment other election officials have received for merely being associated with such work.
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4 years
*some personal news*
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"We are going to continue with rumor control," @CISAJen says at #AspenCyber , when asked about the election security effort that got @C_C_Krebs fired last year by presidential tweet.
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Martin Matishak
3 years
A senior Biden administration official on Friday said one of the Russian hackers arrested earlier in the day by that country’s security service was behind the ransomware attack that crippled the Colonial Pipeline last year. New on @TheRecord_Media
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2 years
NEW: U.S. agencies on Tuesday offered new details about how Chinese state-sponsored hackers have used publicly known vulnerabilities to target internet service providers and major telecommunications firms around the globe since 2020. On @TheRecord_Media
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Gonna need the backstory on the giant shark head in the corner, @CISAJen .
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The U.S. Department of Justice is adding a new section to its @DOJNatSec that will focus on prosecuting malicious foreign cyber activity, as the department seeks to take a more active role in combating foreign digital threats. On @TheRecord_Media
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Doing things together as a couple is important.
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Alan Grayson and his wife lose their primaries:
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This is a press gaggle for a dog.
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Martin Matishak
2 years
"We're watching the Russian hackers log into public facing webcams to watch convoys and trains delivering aid," @NSA_CSDirector says, adding attackers using zero days to log into cameras and look out from coffee shops to see roads. "Things like that are ongoing."
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A reckless statement to be made by a member of the House Intelligence Committee, let alone a member of Congress.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik wouldn't commit to certifying the 2024 election results in an interview on @MeetThePress , saying: "We will see if this is a legal and valid election."
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Martin Matishak
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Acting DNI @RichardGrenell announces organizational changes. Among them? Creating an I.C. "Cyber Executive"
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"I personally hate that we have become numb to the quantity of Chinese exploitation" and attacks on infrastructure, Joyce says.
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Martin Matishak
4 years
. @MarkWarner statement on #SolarWinds breach: "... It is essential that we see an organized and concerted federal response. It is extremely troubling that the President does not appear to be acknowledging, much less acting upon, the gravity of this situation.”
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Martin Matishak
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Out-of-office message: on. Email, Slack and Twitter notifications: off. I am officially on paternity leave until early March! I assume this site will still exist when I get back, but if it isn't, and this ends up being my last tweet, so be it. #minishak
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After a brief hiatus, I'm back online! Today is my first day as a senior cybersecurity reporter @TheRecord_Media . Send tips and generally any cool cyber stuff to martin.matishak @recordedfuture .com.
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"I would tell you, first and foremost, the number one operator within Information Operations today, I still think is Russia," @CYBERCOM_DIRNSA says in a pre-recorded interview at @PaloAltoNtwks Ignite conference.
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Martin Matishak
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ICYMI you've been watching #Strozk all day, the House is about to vote on several amendments and final passage of the fiscal 2018 and 2019 intelligence authorization bill, includes provisions to strengthen election security against threats from Russia and other adversaries.
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Martin Matishak
5 years
Now free for all: In a letter delivered Thursday, House Intel Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) invited acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to appear before the committee on Feb. 12.
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Martin Matishak
5 years
UPDATED: The nation's intelligence leadership has been formally invited to testify before the House Intel Committee on February 12. Here's letter from @RepAdamSchiff to Acting DNI Joseph Maguire, delivered today.
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*some personal news*
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3 years
Chinese hackers have breached the internal networks of at least ten Indonesian government ministries and agencies, including computers from Indonesia’s primary intelligence service, the Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN). By @campuscodi
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SCOOP: The top U.S. intel agency revamped its election security team ahead of the 2024 presidential race, a contest multiple national security leaders have warned could be targeted by foreign adversaries using fast-moving attacks. On @TheRecord_Media .
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Martin Matishak
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. @NSA_CSDirector begins his "State of the Hack" address at #RSAC2023
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INBOX: The Senate Intelligence Committee has submitted the fifth and final volume in its Russia investigation for declassification review.
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Martin Matishak
2 years
"I think we need to be careful about the assumptions and the details of the cloud infrastructure," @NSA_CSDirector says at #RSA Suggests creating a sandbox where the bug bounty community "can go just hammer the hell out of operational systems" in an unrestrained way.
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh — President Biden's pick to lead @US_CYBERCOM & @NSAGov — was reported out favorably by the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday, one day after his first nomination hearing. He faces another nomination hearing before Senate Armed Services.
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Martin Matishak
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"Do you know how a metal detector works?" should be a question all aspiring Capitol Hill interns must answer when they apply.
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Martin Matishak
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The Pentagon's latest cyber strategy reflects lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine and builds on the “Defend Forward” policy established in the previous 2018 version, according to a summary released on Friday. On @TheRecord_Media
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And with that, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh is confirmed as the next head of @US_CYBERCOM and @NSAGov .
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Military Promotions confirmed by Voice Vote: Cal. #188 , 198, 202, 236, 262, 288, 292, 328, 335, 338, 416, 449-453, and all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.
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NEW: The leadership of U.S. Cyber Command’s key digital warfighting force will officially change hands on Friday. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock will assume command of the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) during a ceremony at Fort Meade, Md.
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This ... is one hell of a LinkedIn job listing. cc: @DavidPriess
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@RepAdamSchiff @RepMikeTurner "With low confidence, somewhere between 2,000 and 4,000" Russian soldiers have been killed since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, says @DefenseIntel chief Berrier. Wow.
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Good morning! The House Intelligence Committee convenes at 9am to hear from the heads of @ODNIgov @NSAGov @FBI @CIA & @DefenseIntel at the panel's first Worldwide Threats hearing since 2016. The same witnesses testified yesterday in the Senate.
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Guys. Senate Majority Leader McConnell is RED-FACED on the floor.
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Martin Matishak
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"That was a shitshow," @DanaBashCNN
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Martin Matishak
4 years
I don't remember my life before John King and the magic wall.
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Martin Matishak
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And DoD has banned the sale of the company's products at U.S. military installations.
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Kyle Griffin
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The heads of the NSA, FBI, and CIA are concerned that ZTE may be using their technology to spy on U.S. consumers.
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NEW: The possibility of a U.S. Cyber Force moved one step closer to reality on Thursday after the Senate approved its version of a massive defense policy bill. On @TheRecord_Media
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SCOOP w/ @laraseligman : President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget request will propose growing @US_CYBERCOM 's Cyber Mission Force force over the next two years, as the new administration reels from a series of cyberattacks.
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NEW: The U.S. government used controversial digital surveillance powers to ID the individual behind the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline and to claw back a majority of the millions of dollars in bitcoin the company paid to restore its systems.
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Martin Matishak
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The three biggest ransomware attacks of 2021 — against the Colonial Pipeline, meat processing giant JBS and software company Kaseya — all occurred over weekends and major holidays.
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Martin Matishak
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. @CISAgov & @FBI issued a reminder for public & private sector organizations to remain vigilant & take precautions against ransomware & other cyberattacks leading up to and during the holiday season.
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NOW FREE: @ODNIgov will create the Foreign Malign Influence Center as a clearinghouse for intelligence related to hostile influence from multiple government agencies & provide assessments & warning of activities.
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Martin Matishak
3 years
NEW: The nation’s top spy agency has begun work to establish a hub to combat hostile foreign meddling in U.S. affairs, following multiple assessments that Russia and other countries have sought to sway elections and sow chaos among the American people.
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Senate Intelligence will hold a nominations hearing on July 12 for Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh to lead @US_CYBERCOM / @NSAGov and Michael Casey to be the next chief of @NCSCgov .
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NEW: @CISA is on track to have 50 statewide coordinators in place across the U.S. by the end of 2020, potentially adding another level of protection against digital threats like ransomware & foreign election interference. Only on @TheRecord_Media
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Last year "Russia, China and Iran all ran operations against us water IoT systems. None of that was significantly consequential ... But at some point, somebody's going to land these in a place against critical infrastructure that's going to matter," @RGB_Lights .
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NEW: SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency chief Paul Nakasone has been named the inaugural head of a new, national security-focused hub at Vanderbilt University. #RSAC2024 on @TheRecord_Media
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@CYBERCOM_DIRNSA @US_CYBERCOM @SenJackReed @SenGillibrand @CISAgov @CISAJen @StateCDP @maziehirono @SenatorRounds . @SenJackyRosen says @CISAJen gave lawmakers a classified briefing last night on CISA's efforts to harden critical infrastructure against possible Russian cyberattacks.
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In #rsa keynote, @NSA_CSDirector details Russian cyber activity against Ukraine in the run-up to Moscow's invasion.
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EXCLUSIVE: Army Maj. Gen. William Hartman is President Joe Biden’s pick to be the next deputy of @US_CYBERCOM , rounding out a major leadership overhaul of the military’s top digital warfighting organization. On @TheRecord_Media
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I mean, the guy did say last week that he couldn't wait to be done with the job.
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The Biden transition team has declined to give outgoing acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller office space and resources for his transition out of the role
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One provision of the House's intelligence authorization bill that made it into the final, compromise version is a requirement for an open Worldwide Threats hearing!
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Martin Matishak
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Cyber in Biden's budget request: *$110 million more for @CISAgov *$500 million for the Technology Modernization Fund $750 million to act as a “reserve” for federal agency IT enhancements *$128 million to expand scientific and technological research at NIST
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