Staff Reporter

Ryan Johnston

Ryan Johnston is a staff reporter for StateScoop, covering the intersection of local government and emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence and 5G.

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Microsoft unveils specialized anti-ransomware tool for next update

Threats

Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released

Former CIA head: health care industry must quickly confront cybersecurity issues

Technology

Michael Fallon speaks at an event in April. (British High Commission, New Delhi / Flickr)

U.K. confirms use of offensive cyberweapons against ISIS

Technology

Report: Obama admin planted cyber ‘bombs’ inside Russian infrastructure

Policy

Google to governments: Update your data laws

Privacy

200 million registered voters exposed due to open AWS repository

Government

Michael Flynn talks about the future of U.S. defense intelligence with David Sanger of the New York Times during a forum in February 2014 at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School. (Kristyn Ulanday / Institute of Politics)

How Michael Flynn helped cybersecurity firms before his White House stint

Government

Russia poses largest cybersecurity risk to U.S., Rep. Ruppersberger says

Threats

russia interference 2020 election — Evidence of an effort by Russia to boost Trump’s re-election campaign would demonstrate that Russia hasn’t been deterred by U.S. government actions. (Wikicommons)

Hackers are just doing their patriotic duty, according to Putin

Geopolitics