Biden set to approve expansive authorities for Pentagon to carry out cyber operations

The State Department fought hard to win back the cyber ops’ authorities that it lost under the Trump administration but did not prevail

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‘No guns, no guards, no gates.’ NSA opens up to outsiders in fight for cybersecurity

The National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center is trying to improve threat-sharing with private sector partners.

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FBI director say he’s ‘extremely concerned’ about China’s ability to weaponize TikTok

Christopher Wray said China could control TikTok’s algorithm to support anti-American information operations, posing a serious risk.

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White House cyber official advocates nimbler NATO to confront digital threats

White House official Anne Neuberger met with NATO officials in Rome to help craft plans to more rapidly respond to cyberthreats.

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Election disinformation fueled midterm conspiracies, but far behind 2020 levels, experts found

Researchers found more than 40,000 tweets about tabulators in Maricopa County, Arizona, but disinformation didn’t reach levels seen in 2020.

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Online disinformation fuels violent threats against poll workers

Election deniers are being radicalized online creaitng a risk for violence against election workers.

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Insurance giant settles NotPetya lawsuit, signaling cyber insurance shakeup

Cyber insurance have already started to find other ways to avoid covering losses related to cyberattacks linked to nation-state hackers.

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Spy agency embraces meme culture and the internet is here for it

The NSA cybersecurity director’s memes suggest the Pentagon may have finally figured out how to use internet culture to its advantage.

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From ‘Generation Kill’ to driving digital diplomacy: Nate Fick digs into role as first U.S. cyber ambassador

Fick says the State Department ‘has a rightful place to assert leadership’ when it comes to setting American cyber policy.

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Is a more collaborative approach the answer to fighting global disinformation?

The firm Graphika is pitching a software-based multistakeholder threat center to track, share and analyze disinformation at scale.

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