Tim Starks is a Senior Reporter at CyberScoop. He specializes in cybersecurity, tech, and national security, with a focus on topics such as cyber attacks, elections, and public policy. Tim has been featured in prominent outlets including Yahoo News, POLITICO, and The Washington Post.
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The Anduril alum and Marine Corps veteran joined DHS as its top technology leader in March 2025. He is the latest CIO planning to leave the role amid a slew of other resignations.
By: Tim Starks
Get our latest cybersecurity news first on Google. Click here! The order says any foreign-produced equipment deemed to pose national security risks can't be purchased or installed.
By: Tim Starks
Get our latest cybersecurity news first on Google. Click here! The six-month program will be overseen by the Office of the National Cyber Director and Texas Cyber Command to “find out what works.”
Get our latest cybersecurity news first on Google. Click here! it's the latest in a sequence of letters to feds from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on commercial VPNs.
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.
By: Tim Starks
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Get our latest cybersecurity news first on Google. Click here! The remarks, to both CyberScoop and at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit, dovetail with the release of a new bureau cyber strategy.
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A bipartisan trio of lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department to sanction three India-based mercenary hack-for-hire groups that have reportedly stolen data from thousands of American citizens and companies.
By: Tim Starks
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross warned at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit that advancing AI is dragging latent security flaws to the surface, making basic cyber hygiene critical.
