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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service

The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States.
U.S. House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) (L) and House Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-CT) speak following a briefing with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the U.S. Capitol on February 15, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools

At issue is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes snooping that some consider vital to security and others view as an out-of-control privacy…
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From left, the NSA’s Darren Turner, OMB’s Nick Polk and CISA’s Michael Duffy participate in a cybersecurity governance panel at ACT-IAC’s Imagine Nation ELC conference in Hershey, Pa., on Oct. 30, 2023. (Scoop News Group photo)

CISA sees increase in zero-day exploitation, official says

Michael Duffy, associate director for capacity building in CISA’s cybersecurity division, says that global zero-day exploits are “really affecting the federal government networks.”
Senate Intelligence Committee Co-Chair Mark Warner, seen here at the U.S. Capitol on April 19, told CyberScoop he’s “frustrated” that more examples of Section 702 related cases haven’t been made public. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The White House says Section 702 is critical for cybersecurity, yet public evidence is sparse

An FBI official told CyberScoop that a "plurality" of Section 702 searches pertain to investigations into nation-state cyberattacks.
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