David Dimolfetta

A ninth U.S. telecommunications provider fell onto Salt Typhoon’s victim list, and the UN’s controversial cybercrime treaty was adopted.

One major vulnerability exploited by China’s Salt Typhoon hacking unit is a Cisco hardware flaw that can’t be patched and requires physical replacement, according to a person with knowledge of the intrusions.

The label is designed to help consumers make more cybersecure choices when they pick products off the shelf.

Outgoing National Cyber Director Harry Coker thinks his office needs more influence over the federal cyber budget but not necessarily more authority on offensive cyber operations.

Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024. Easterly told an audience at a Jan. 15, 2025 event that the Salt Typhoon hacking effort was first detected on federal networks. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Space and aerospace industry feedback from a series of government-run workshops noted that such threat intelligence is difficult to translate into actionable cyber efforts.

The TSA under David Pekoske oversaw sweeping pipeline and rail cybersecurity directives as part of a broader Biden-era push to bolster U.S. cyber posture. It’s unclear why he was asked to leave.

The tech leaders at USDA and USAID will head their agencies in an acting capacity until the Senate confirms Trump’s nominees for the permanent roles.

The Department of Homeland Security advisory committee was investigating a Chinese hack into U.S. telecommunications.

President Donald J Trump arrives to speak about infrastructure and artificial intelligence at the White House on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration on Tuesday asked three members of a privacy and civil liberties board to step down. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images