Thursday

04-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Newsletter

DOGE days aren’t over

Elon Musk has officially left DOGE. But experts warn that the billionaire could take the trove of data DOGE amassed with him — and that the agency’s digging around...

Trump’s slash-and-burn agenda hits DOD’s cyber workforce

The Defense Department is bulldozing through its cyber workforce, and former Pentagon officials and experts warn that it could cause irreparable damage to the nation's cyber defenses.

Trump’s U-turn on data privacy

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ended its plans last week to block data brokers from selling consumers’ personal data.

Tech companies have a remote worker problem: North Korean operatives

Some of the country’s top tech companies are hiring remote information technology workers — only to find out their employees are actually North Korean cyber operatives.

Can government and industry play nice?

As tensions have eroded trust between the private and public sectors, industry experts want to strengthen partnerships with the federal government to secure the country’s most critical infrastructure.

What’s different about this year’s RSA Conference

As government and industry leaders descend on San Francisco for this year’s RSA conference, the Trump administration is making a notably smaller showing than in previous years.

What is DOGE planning to do with all that data?

DOGE is hoarding data on millions of Americans — and experts are increasingly worried about the U.S. becoming a surveillance state.

CISA cuts: ‘Open season’ for US?

As the deadline for DHS personnel to decide on employment deferment arrives, CISA’s workforce shakeup could have a devastating effect on cybersecurity efforts across the country.

CISA’s next cut is the deepest

Experts say new planned cuts to CISA will hurt the cyber workforce and raise cybersecurity risks to the country’s critical infrastructure.

A sweeping cyber law’s long road to renewal

Experts say the path to reauthorizing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is unclear.