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Martin Matishak

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Senior Cybersecurity Reporter at The Record from Recorded Future News. Send tips to [email protected]. Signal: mmatishak.80

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Jun 6

It is with a broken heart that I share we lost our daughter & baby sister, Lincoln Iris Matishak, on May 30 at thirty weeks & delivered her shortly thereafter.

She died from congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common but overlooked virus.

She will be loved always & forever.

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 7d

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

My heart goes out to every parent who has experienced the unimaginable pain of losing a child — whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or an unforeseen complication.

Your grief matters. Your babies are not forgotten.

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Jake Laperruque @jakelaperruque.bsky.social · 16d

“It’s really not that controversial,” -House Intel Chair Crawford

Given that the short reauthorization window was the *only* concession Speaker Johnson gave privacy hawks after railroading them on the process and their desired votes, yes, it would be quite controversial

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is shopping around a plan that would push next year’s debate on the renewal of FISA Section 702 deep into 2027, putting off what is expected to be a grueling process until well past the midterm elections.

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16d

"If that is a plan, it’s so secret that I’ve not heard anything about it,” @markwarner.bsky.social told me

“I’ll wait for the chairman to talk to me.”

Read all about it on @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16d

The idea likely will be one of several that Cotton and other policymakers suggest. It’s notable because it is the first potential 702 renewal plan in circulation this year & one that could succeed, given Cotton’s longstanding support of President Trump.

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16d

Cotton has been having convos with colleagues & the White House about an idea that would see an 18-month “clean” reauthorization of 702 while congressional leaders would back a top-level panel meant to scrutinize the entire FISA statute.

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New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is shopping around a plan that would push next year’s debate on the renewal of FISA Section 702 deep into 2027, putting off what is expected to be a grueling process until well past the midterm elections.

therecord.media/fisa-section...

New plan would give Congress another 18 months to revisit Section 702 surveillance powers

Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton wants to put off debate over rewriting a controversial spy program until 2027, sources say, keeping it out of midterm election season while giving a special pan...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 16d

🎵 I am gonna make it through this year, if it kills me 🎵

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The Mountain Goats - This Year (Official Video)

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 20d

My wife & I had never heard of CMV before it took our daughter, Lincoln Iris, earlier this year.

CMV is the No. 1 cause of birth defects in the U.S.

It can cause deafness, seizures and other serious birth defects and health conditions in babies.

There is no vaccine.

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 20d

On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers introduced legislation to encourage early screenings for newborns and early treatment and intervention for Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV).

www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

www.blumenthal.senate.gov

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The Record @therecordmedia.bsky.social · 21d

A House bill unveiled Tuesday would extend by seven weeks the life of CISA 2015 and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program — two key cyber laws that are set to expire at the end of September therecord.media/house-lawmak...

House lawmakers move to extend two key cyber programs, for now

The measure from the House Appropriations Committee would extend the life of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015) and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program — both of wh...

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jon greig @jgreig.bsky.social · 29d

The Trump administration is abandoning any intention of breaking up the joint leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, US officials told @martinmatishak.bsky.social

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

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Techmeme Chatter @chatter.techmeme.com · 29d

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 29d

Exclusive: The Trump administration has abandoned any intention of breaking up the joint leadership of U.S. Cyber Command & the National Security Agency, bowing to the reality of the enormous complexity of the task.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 29d

New cyber czar calls on industry to help put 'America First' in cyberspace

My first dispatch from @billingtoncyber.bsky.social on @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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New cyber director Cairncross calls on industry to help put 'America First' in cyberspace

“We've admired the problem for too long, and now it's time to do something about it,” National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said about the cybersecurity threat environment.

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 29d

A past, loose plan to split the structure was trashed, in large part because the administration has been pleased with the performance of Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, according to multiple military and civilian sources with direct knowledge.

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 29d

National security leaders believe it would take up to three years to dissolve the arrangement and another three years to fully reassemble the organizations — a major distraction from other priorities.

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Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · 29d

Exclusive: The Trump administration has abandoned any intention of breaking up the joint leadership of U.S. Cyber Command & the National Security Agency, bowing to the reality of the enormous complexity of the task.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

therecord.media/cyber-comman...

Cyber Command, NSA to remain under single leader as officials shelve plan to end 'dual hat'

Sources tell Recorded Future News that top Trump administration officials have accepted that splitting up the leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency would prove too lengthy ...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Sep 3

Legislation to renew two federal cybersecurity laws has finally begun moving through Congress, but it’s unclear if lawmakers will be able to pass both bills before an end-of-the-month deadline.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programs

Ten-year extensions of a threat information sharing law and a cybersecurity grant program for states and localities won bipartisan approval in the House Homeland Security Committee.

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David DiMolfetta @ddimolfetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

New FDD-CSIS panel was launched today to create a roadmap for establishing a U.S. Cyber Force. @martinmatishak.bsky.social has the details here:
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Panel to create roadmap for establishing US Cyber Force

The Commission on Cyber Force Generation will develop potential routes Congress and the White House could follow in creating a separate cyber service and aim to deliver them in time for next year’s mu...

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Aug 4

What if Trump just announces a new force on social media?

“If the president wakes up tomorrow, I’ve got a set of people ready to go who are willing to give their time and attention to this really important thing ..."

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Panel to create roadmap for establishing US Cyber Force

The Commission on Cyber Force Generation will develop potential routes Congress and the White House could follow in creating a separate cyber service and aim to deliver them in time for next year’s mu...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Aug 4

The new panel’s “core, ironclad assumption at the outset is that the president has ordered the establishment of the Cyber Force. And then we're going to design it," one of the co-chairs told me in an exclusive interview.

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Panel to create roadmap for establishing US Cyber Force

The Commission on Cyber Force Generation will develop potential routes Congress and the White House could follow in creating a separate cyber service and aim to deliver them in time for next year’s mu...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Aug 4

NEW: A group of former civilian leaders and retired military digital security brass on Monday launched an effort that will spell out in detail how the country should proceed in one day establishing a U.S. Cyber Force.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

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Panel to create roadmap for establishing US Cyber Force

The Commission on Cyber Force Generation will develop potential routes Congress and the White House could follow in creating a separate cyber service and aim to deliver them in time for next year’s mu...

therecord.media

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Jun 26

Patrick Ware, a senior executive at the National Security Agency, has been named the new top civilian leader at U.S. Cyber Command.

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NSA’s Patrick Ware takes over as top civilian at U.S. Cyber Command

The new executive director of U.S. Cyber Command — the No. 3 position at the digital warfighting organization — is NSA veteran Patrick Ware.

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · Jun 24

Brett Leatherman, the new chief of the FBI's Cyber Division, tells @martinmatishak.bsky.social that he spoke Monday w/ Israeli & European partners re: potential for Iran-linked cyberattacks.

The FBI's Iran Threat Mission Center "is operating as it should right now."

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FBI cyber leader: US can’t forget about China's 'Typhoon' groups amid Mideast conflict

Brett Leatherman, head of the FBI's Cyber Division, told Recorded Future News that U.S. organizations should avoid being "complacent" about Chinese cyberthreats as attention turns to Iran in the…

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Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Jun 24

Left out of the story is that Leatherman told me FBI Cyber Division is NOT moving to Alabama.

Martin Matishak @martinmatishak.bsky.social · Jun 24

Beijing’s malicious cyber activity “unfolds in silence. You don’t see a fireball on the news. But the strategic damage — damage to us — is real and it continues to accumulate over time,” Brett Leatherman, head of the FBI’s Cyber Division, told me.

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FBI cyber leader: US can’t forget about China's 'Typhoon' groups amid Mideast conflict

Brett Leatherman, head of the FBI's Cyber Division, told Recorded Future News that U.S. organizations should avoid being "complacent" about Chinese cyberthreats as attention turns to Iran in the short...

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