Presidential decisions shape national cybersecurity policy, critical-infrastructure protection, cyber incident response, and intelligence oversight.
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President is the elected or appointed head of a country, government, or organization. In security news, the tag usually concerns the individual, the office, or the systems and staff supporting them, rather than a specific technology.
The role matters in information security because presidential accounts, devices, schedules, contacts, and communications can attract targeted phishing, account takeover, surveillance, and impersonation attempts. Executive assistants, personal email, mobile devices, social-media accounts, and public-facing websites are important attack surfaces. Appropriate controls include phishing-resistant multifactor authentication, hardened and managed devices, strict separation of personal and official communications, careful access delegation, and privacy protections for sensitive travel or family information. Threat intelligence can help identify campaigns aimed at the office, while vulnerability management should cover its internet-facing systems. Prepared incident-response procedures are particularly important because compromise may require rapid credential revocation, trusted public communication, preservation of evidence, and coordination with relevant government or organizational authorities.
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Cyber's role in the US raid on Venezuela remains a question, though President Trump alluded to "certain expertise" in shutting down the power grid in Caracas.
After President's Trump decision to enter the US into the conflict in the Middle East, the Department of Homeland Security expects there to be an uptick in Iranian hacktivists and state-sponsored actors targeting US systems.
Jen Easterly, former director of CISA, discussed the first 100 days of the second Trump administration and criticized the president's "mandate for loyalty" during a panel at RSAC 2025.
The president revoked the former CISA director's security clearance, half a decade after Krebs challenged right-wing election disinformation, prompting his eventual resignation.
An executive order is targeting former Trump appointees, including former CISA director Chris Krebs and his current coworkers, in the latest in a series of directives against those who dissented against the president and his associates.
President Trump has long complained about perceived threats to election security. Now his DHS has kneecapped the agencies designed to support it. Experts are worried about what comes next.
An email campaign luring users with offers of free President Trump meme coins can lead to computer takeover via the ConnectWise RAT, in less than 2 minutes.
Recently, 57 countries signed an agreement pledging an "open" and "inclusive" approach to AI's development. The US and UK were not among them, with the US vice president implying productivity should be the priority over safety. Should the opportunity for AI to drive innovation and productivity be prioritized over safety and security?
Sean Cairncross will be one of the primary advisers to the administration on national cybersecurity matters.
While President Trump supported federal space efforts during his first administration, the addition of SpaceX chief Elon Musk to his circle likely means challenges for regulating spacecraft cybersecurity, experts say.
Other Biden administration appointees at CISA will also submit their resignations on Jan. 20, as the cyberdefense agency prepares for President-elect Trump's new DHS director.
Episode #4: NIST's new post-quantum cryptography standards are here, so what comes next? This episode of Dark Reading Confidential digs the world of quantum computing from a cybersecurity practitioner's point of view -- with guests Matthew McFadden, vice president, Cyber, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) and Thomas Scanlon, professor, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University.
Working with the Treasury and Justice departments, the president has sanctioned anti-democratic Russian adversaries.
Both CrowdStrike president and CTO were at Black Hat and DEF CON to face direct questions from customers and cybersecurity professionals.
The revamped iMessage app uses Apple's new PQ3 post-quantum cryptographic protocol, which its engineers say will make it the most secure messaging app — but Signal's president begs to differ.
President of Malawi vows not to pay ransom to "appease criminals."
President Bola Tinubu says country is not a nation of cybercriminals, despite being the originator of the infamous "Nigerian Prince" scam.
The encrypted messaging app was hacked in the wake of an online scam before access was "swiftly restored."
In this Dark Reading News Desk segment, Qualys CEO and president Sumedh Thakar offers advice on reducing cloud risks.
The academy is meant to ensure a safe and strong telecommunication service and information technologies for Angola's citizens, the president said.