Cyber Adversary

The U.S. Is Worried That a Russian Satellite Is Really a Weapon

Russian President Vladimir Putin

American intelligence agencies have reason to believe the satellite may be surveilling U.S. space assets.

  • By Tim Fernholz, Quartz
Voters cast their ballots among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station. Voters cast their ballots among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station.

An 11-Year-Old Hacked a Mock Florida Election Site in 10 Minutes

The hacking event was part of a hands-on workshop within the larger cybersecurity conference.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

Russian Military Spy Software is on Hundreds of Thousands of Home Routers

In May, the Justice Department told Americans to reboot their routers. But there's more to do — and NSA says it's up to device makers and the public.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
ODNI Dan Coats speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House Aug. 2, as FBI Director Christopher Wray, NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen listen.  ODNI Dan Coats speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House Aug. 2, as FBI Director Christopher Wray, NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen listen. 

Cyberattacks Haven’t Stopped but Neither Have Bills to Fight Them

Top national security and intelligence leaders pledged to defend the country from foreign influence campaigns.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Summit in New York, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Summit in New York, Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

Mike Pence’s Cybersecurity Speech (Annotated)

The vice president delivered a fiery campaign-style cybersecurity speech at a Homeland Security cyber conference Tuesday. Here’s an explainer.

  • By Joseph Marks
Visitors use their smartphones in front of a booth for Google at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing, Thursday, April 27, 2017. Visitors use their smartphones in front of a booth for Google at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing, Thursday, April 27, 2017.

Google Search Might Return to China’s Internet, and Some Users Can Hardly Wait

If Google does relaunch its search engine in China, it will end up compliant with some of the world’s most restrictive policies on freedom of information.

  • By Josh Horwitz, Quartz

Pentagon Creates ‘Do Not Buy’ List of Russian, Chinese Software

Increasingly alarmed at foreign hacking, DOD and intelligence officials are racing to educate the military and defense contractors.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber and Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Lawmakers Unveil Plans for Agency Telework and Cloud Security

Plus the annual defense authorization bill is poised to pass.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan

China Is Still Stealing America’s Business Secrets, U.S. Officials Say

The 2015 agreement between Xi and Obama produced only a lull in Beijing’s economic espionage.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

How the U.S. is Preparing for a Quantum Future

Not surprisingly, it's a complex issue.

  • By John Breeden II

NDAA Conference: Congress Spares DISA, Bans Chinese Firms and Orders JEDI Review

Congress packed a lot of tech and cyber changes in the NDAA.

  • By Joseph Marks
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.

Homeland Security Committee Forwards Bill to Prevent the Next Kaspersky

The committee also forwarded legislation to codify Homeland Security’s CDM program.

  • By Joseph Marks
People gather at the ZTE booth at the Mobile World Congress. People gather at the ZTE booth at the Mobile World Congress.

China Won and America Lost on ZTE, but Our Offensive Cyber is Super Awesome

Lawmakers also introduced bills to protect against drones and make sure you get texts about incoming missiles in this week’s bill watch.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan

Chinese Hackers Targeted Internet-of-Things During Trump-Putin Summit

A spike in attacks sought access to devices that might yield audio or visual intelligence.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Microsoft Says Russia Tried to Hack Three 2018 U.S. Midterm Candidates

The hackers targeted the candidates’ staffers with phishing tactics.

  • By Max de Haldevang, Quartz

If Your Weapons Aren’t Cyber-Hardened, Expect to Lose Pentagon Contracts

The Pentagon intends to start assessing its weapons’ resistance to hacks, instead of leaving that to manufacturers.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, smiles beside Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump, left, smiles beside Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.

Trump Believes Putin, Rejects American Findings on Election Hacking

“I do not see any reason why it would be” Russia, he said when asked if he believed Vladimir Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies.

  • By Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia’s Foreign-Software Approval Service Helps Military Hackers: Report

The agency that ostensibly reviews foreign-made wares for vulnerabilities sends the lion’s share straight to its hacker squads.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

4 Big Ideas in the DNC Hacking Indictments

The indictments show how complicated spear-phishing really is.

  • By Joseph Marks

China, Russia, and the U.S. Are All Building Centers for Military AI

But their burgeoning approaches to state-sponsored research are divergent as the countries themselves.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One