Aaron Boyd

Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.

  • DARPA DSO director: Pitch us problems, not solutions
    DARPA DSO director: Pitch us problems, not solutions

    The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) – one of the six program areas – is reaching out to these sectors in an effort to solicit more ideas and develop them on a track that will benefit national security and society writ large.

  • Infosec researcher finds trove of Georgia voter records exposed online
    Infosec researcher finds trove of Georgia voter records exposed online

    A security researcher disclosed a gaping security hole at the outfit that manages Georgia’s election technology, days before the state holds a closely watched congressional runoff vote on June 20.

  • When is a leak ethical? [Commentary]
    When is a leak ethical? [Commentary]

    Undoubtedly, leaking classified information violates the law. For some individuals, such as lawyers, leaking unclassified but still confidential information may also violate the rules of professional conduct. But when is it ethical to leak?

  • US blames N. Korea for series of cyberattacks
    US blames N. Korea for series of cyberattacks

    U.S. officials are blaming the North Korean government for a series of cyberattacks dating to 2009 against media, aerospace, financial sectors and infrastructure in the United States and around the world.

  • Teams reach final round of Army’s 15th annual eCYBERMISSION competition
    Teams reach final round of Army’s 15th annual eCYBERMISSION competition

    Twenty teams out of 60 were chosen to move on the compete as national finalists in the eCYBERMISSION competition.

  • Alleged leaker’s parents fear Trump will be tough on case
    Alleged leaker’s parents fear Trump will be tough on case

    A young woman charged with leaking U.S. government secrets to a reporter poses no flight risk if she’s released from pre-trial confinement, her parents said Wednesday, though they fear prosecutors will seek to use the case to send a tough message from the Trump administration.

  • Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed US election system
    Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed US election system

    Security experts have long contended that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system is its own best defense against trickery or sabotage. New evidence from a leaked intelligence document suggests that foreign adversaries are exploring ways to attack it anyway.

  • Another contractor charged with leaking classified NSA docs
    Another contractor charged with leaking classified NSA docs

    On June 3 the FBI arrested Reality Leigh Winner, a federal contractor that allegedly used her top secret clearance to obtain and transmit classified materials believed to be the NSA report on Russian efforts to hack voter-registration software companies and local election officials that was published by The Intercept on June 5.

  • HHS Cyber Task Force report offers much-needed recommendations [Commentary]
    HHS Cyber Task Force report offers much-needed recommendations [Commentary]

    Among critical infrastructure, the healthcare sector is the “lowest-hanging fruit” due to a persistent ignorance of cybersecurity and cyber hygiene best practices and a tenacious resistance to change and modernization, resultant from fear, lack of resources and a cultural prioritization of profit and convenience over security.

  • HHS Cyber Task Force wants better partnerships, stronger federal leadership
    HHS Cyber Task Force wants better partnerships, stronger federal leadership

    The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force released its first report to Congress late Friday afternoon.