U.S. President Joe Biden (R) speaks with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid, as he tours the Center’s Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, July 27, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Former Mandiant exec tapped to run CTIIC, ODNI’s cyber threat intelligence center Laura Galante comes to the role after several years of running her own cybersecurity firm. The Ukrainian government was one of her clients. Jun 21, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
The FireEye logo at the RSA conference in 2019. (Scoop News Group photo) Trellix, McAfee, FireEye, Mandiant: What’s next for four big names in cyber With the arrival of Trellix, there was a lot of talk about integrating pieces of McAfee and FireEye. But in some ways, the move represents disintegration, too. Jan 25, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty Images) State-sponsored Iranian hackers uploaded fake VPN app to Google’s Play store, posed as university officials The group is best known for targeting emails associated with former President Trump's re-election effort. Oct 14, 2021 By Jeff Stone
A health worker prepares a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in New Delhi on September 29, 2021. (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) Suspected Chinese hackers masqueraded as Indian government to send COVID-19 phishing emails The group had a prolific 2020, and has stayed busy in 2021. Oct 5, 2021 By Tim Starks
Rob Joyce, former White House cybersecurity coordinator and now NSA director of cybersecurity, in 2017. ‘Almost every nation’ now has cyber vulnerability exploitation program, NSA official says Rob Joyce also shared his agenda as director of cybersecurity. Sep 29, 2021 By Tim Starks
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke speaks at Go Bigger on Climate, Care, and Justice! on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network) Breach notification window, accountability are focus of coming fight on cyber legislation in Congress Industry groups favor a House bill over a stricter Senate proposal. Sep 1, 2021 By Tim Starks
One of the news agencies behind the Facebook activity, News Front, is funded by Russia’s Federal Security Service. (Getty Images) Suspected Russian operatives tried to stir far-right outrage about COVID-19 on 4chan Members of the same operation posed as members of the Anonymous hacking collective. Aug 17, 2021 By Tonya Riley
The skyline of Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Yoni Lerner/Flickr) Chinese hackers posed as Iranians to breach Israeli targets, FireEye says Spooks often like to frame others for their work. Aug 10, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Kevin Mandia testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman-Pool/Getty Images) How FireEye attributed the SolarWinds hacking campaign to Russian spies FireEye's CEO also said it's difficult to know whether a mysterious postcard was in fact sent by a Russian intelligence agency. Jun 15, 2021 By Jeff Stone
FireEye Mandiant at the 2020 RSA Conference in San Francisco. (Greg Otto / Scoop News Group) FireEye is selling its security products business for $1.2B Its intelligence services will remain a standalone company under the Mandiant name, pending approval. Jun 2, 2021 By Tonya Riley