The powerful “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire botnet impacted the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) in at least three attacks between April and August, two officials told DefenseScoop.| DefenseScoop
Billy Mitchell is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Scoop News Group’s editorial brands. He oversees operations, strategy and growth of SNG’s award-winning tech publications, FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop. Prior to joining Scoop News Group in early 2014, Billy embedded himself in Washington, DC’s tech startup scene for a year as a tech reporter at InTheCapital, now known as DC Inno. After earning his degree at Virginia Tech and winning the school...| DefenseScoop
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a directive late last week ordering the Pentagon's chief information officer to take additional measures to ensure the department's technology is protected from the influence of top adversaries.| DefenseScoop
Democrats have critiqued the bill for not protecting funds for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.| CyberScoop
Mark Pomerleau is a senior reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, influence, battlefield networks and data.| DefenseScoop
Brandi Vincent is DefenseScoop’s Pentagon correspondent. She reports on emerging and disruptive technologies, and associated policies, impacting the Defense Department and its personnel. Prior to joining Scoop News Group, Brandi produced a long-form documentary and worked as a journalist at Nextgov, Snapchat and NBC Network. She grew up in Louisiana and received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.| DefenseScoop
