Christian Vasquez

Christian covers industrial cybersecurity for CyberScoop News. He previously wrote for E&E News at POLITICO covering cybersecurity in the energy sector. Reach out: christian.vasquez at cyberscoop dot com

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The inspiration for the new ransomware’s name. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

New ransomware variant has BlackCat-like similarities, report says

Threats

Benjamin Franklin writing his Autobiography. Franklin's creation of a volunteer fire department has sparked an idea amongst the cybersecurity community. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) — Benjamin Franklin writing his Autobiography. Franklin’s creation of a volunteer fire department has sparked an idea amongst the cybersecurity community. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

How Benjamin Franklin is inspiring defenders to protect critical infrastructure

Policy

Iranian flag waving with cityscape on background in Tehran, Iran. (Sir Francis Canker Photography/Getty Images)

Iranian-linked hackers collaborate with ransomware affiliates, feds say

Geopolitics

An entrance sign stands near Halliburton Headquarters on June 15, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Halliburton confirms cyber incident in SEC filing

Cybercrime

Aircraft engineers inspecting landing gear on large jet. (Getty Images)

FAA to issue cyber rule for newly built airplanes and equipment

Government

LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 02: Exterior view of Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada sign is seen on January 02, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by BG032/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Las Vegas didn’t fold during CrowdStrike outage

Technology

Broken RGB screen close-up with a missing pixel on the bottom right. (Getty Images)

Zero trust: How the ‘Jia Tan’ hack complicated open-source software

Government

The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran increases phishing attempts on U.S., Israeli targets

Threats

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DARPA competition shows promise of using AI to find and patch bugs

AI