Spy agencies urged to fix open secret: A lack of diversity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The peril National Security Agency staff wanted to discuss with their director didn’t involve terrorists or enemy nations. It was something closer to home: the racism and cultural...
View ArticleNSA and Cyber Command mobilizing Election Security Group to fight foreign...
The National Security Agency and Cyber Command have activated their Election Security Group tasked with disrupting foreign cyberattackers aiming to hack or interfere with the upcoming midterm...
View ArticleNSA's new 'nerve center' ready to scan the world for threats to America
The National Security Agency, which is in the middle of moving into a new “nerve center” on its Fort Meade campus, says it is still ready for whatever foreign threat may emerge against the Nov. 8...
View ArticleFBI reveals it uses CIA and NSA to spy on Americans
The FBI revealed how the bureau uses the CIA and National Security Agency to probe the private lives of Americans without a warrant in its updated rulebook, which is the first version made public since...
View ArticleNSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy agency's hiring spree
The National Security Agency is doggedly courting laid-off Big Tech workers as the spy agency undertakes one of its largest hiring surges in the past 30 years.The NSA began reaching out to technology...
View ArticleUncle Sam has eyes for Silicon Valley: NSA is on a hiring binge of laid-off...
The National Security Agency is doggedly courting laid-off Big Tech workers as the spy agency undertakes one of its largest hiring surges in the past 30 years.The NSA began reaching out to technology...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Competence needed in U.S. defense
“Objects in skies serve as warnings for U.S. air defense" (Page 1, Feb. 14) quotes Biden spokesman John Kirby as saying, “One of the reasons that we think we’re seeing more is because we’re looking for...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: 'Red London'
Alma Katsu’s “Red London,” the second spy thriller in a series that began with “Red Widow,” is a well-written and fascinating look at a CIA officer and a Russian oligarch in post-Putin London.Having...
View ArticleHow much prison time could Trump face? Past cases brought steep punishment...
WASHINGTON — The FBI investigators who searched Harold Martin's Maryland property in the fall of 2016 found classified documents - including material at the top secret level - strewn about his home,...
View ArticleBiden nominates Harry Coker, alum of CIA, NSA, to fill National Cyber...
President Biden picked Harry Coker, a national security professional with experience at the CIA and National Security Agency, to fill the vacant National Cyber Director position responsible for...
View ArticleGen. Paul Nakasone, NSA chief, says China biggest challenge facing U.S. on...
The U.S. intelligence community’s top cyberwarrior says China’s drive to outstrip American dominance across cybersecurity, global espionage and other international defense realms is the most...
View ArticleNational Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center - a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S....
View ArticleDid U.S. hack China? NSA dodges question
American cyber officials are ducking the Chinese government’s accusations that the National Security Agency hacked into China’s sensitive networks and stole intellectual property.Chinese officials...
View ArticleFormer NSA worker Jareh Sebastian Dalke pleads guilty to trying to sell U.S....
DENVER — A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado pleaded guilty Monday to trying to sell classified information to Russia.Federal prosecutors agreed to not ask for more than about 22...
View ArticleA former British cyberespionage agency employee gets life in prison for...
LONDON — A former British cyberespionage employee who had become angry and resentful toward his agency's work was sentenced Monday to life in prison for attempted murder in the vicious stabbing of an...
View ArticleGreat man in Moscow Edward Snowden: Stateless but not voiceless
When the Trump administration obtained an indictment of Edward Snowden for violating the Espionage Act of 1917, many of us who believe that the Fourth Amendment means what it says were deeply critical...
View ArticleRon Wyden blocks NSA director nominee, demands answers about spies buying...
Sen. Ron Wyden is preventing the appointment of a new National Security Agency director because the spy unit won't answer whether it's buying Americans' data.The Oregon Democrat has famously tussled...
View ArticleLt. Gen. Haugh to take over NSA in February
Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh will take control of the National Security Agency next Friday, more than six weeks after the Senate confirmed him to take the helm of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command....
View ArticleAI company Primer's tools used by America's spies to detect hidden threats
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday.The intelligence...
View ArticleU.S. intelligence community accelerates work with tech companies ahead of...
The U.S. intelligence community is ramping up work with technology companies ahead of the November elections as cybersecurity professionals search for new ways to combat foreign threats to the American...
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