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Derek B. Johnson

CyberScoop

Derek B. Johnson is a reporter at CyberScoop, where his beat includes cybersecurity, elections and the federal government. Prior to that, he has provided award-winning coverage of cybersecurity news across the public and private sectors for various publications since 2017. Derek has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Hofstra University in New York and a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University in Virginia.

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South Korea sanctions 15 North Koreans for IT worker scams, financial hacking schemes

Cybercrime

The US Department of State building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding nixed in NDAA

Government

The US Department of State building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

Can the Global Engagement Center make the case for itself?

Government

election day — People cast their votes at an early voting site at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on November 03, 2024 in Washington, D.C.(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

False bomb threats at polling sites only blemish on Election Day voting process

Election Security

CyberScoop canvassed a wide range of officials, experts and observers about the post-election scenarios they are most concerned about and why. (Source: PM Images via Getty Images)

The post-election threats you need to prepare for, according to experts

Uncategorized

Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters is photographed on Oct. 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

FBI flags false videos impersonating agency, claiming Democratic ballot fraud

Election Security

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger holds up a mobile device during a news conference at the State Capitol on October 23, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Raffensperger held a news conference to provide an update on early voting in Georgia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Georgia Secretary of State: Haitian immigrant voting video is likely Russian disinformation

Cybersecurity

Nick Polk, branch director for federal cybersecurity at the Executive Office of the President, speaks during CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

White House to agencies: Don’t wait to test your post-quantum encryption

Cybersecurity

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senator urges Meta CEO to maintain election research partnerships

Cybersecurity