
Chris Riotta
Managing Editor at GovInfoSecurity
Managing Editor at Information Security Media Group (ISMG)
DC-based journalist covering government, cybersecurity + AI for @ISMG_News | 2021 @ColumbiaJourn Class President | Tips: [email protected]
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bankinfosecurity.com | Chris Riotta
Cybersecurity Spending , Government , Industry Specific Analysis of Proposed Budget, Workforce Cuts Reveal Risks to Cyber Readiness Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 6, 2025 Image: Olya Detry/Shutterstock The White House is framing plans to cut 1,000 federal cybersecurity jobs and hundreds of millions in funding from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as a crackdown on waste and inefficiency.
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thetechstreetnow.com | Chris Riotta
27 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Analysis of Proposed Budget, Workforce Cuts Reveal Risks to Cyber Readiness Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 6, 2025 The White House is framing plans to cut 1,000 federal cybersecurity jobs and hundreds of millions in funding from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as a crackdown on waste and inefficiency.
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bankinfosecurity.com | Chris Riotta
Government , Industry Specific Former RNC Executive With No Cybersecurity Experience Aims for Top Cyber Job Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 5, 2025 Office of the National Cyber Director nominee Sean Cairncross testifies at his confirmation hearing on June 5, 2025.
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bankinfosecurity.com | Chris Riotta
Leaked Records Include Names, Decrypted Social Security Numbers and Addresses Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 5, 2025 AT&T's breach continues - this time with decrypted Social Security numbers and a more refined dataset. (Image: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock) Hackers released 86 million AT&T records containing decrypted Social Security numbers and personal data detailed enough to build full identity profiles for fraud and identity theft, researchers said Wednesday.
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thetechstreetnow.com | Chris Riotta
8 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Former RNC Executive With No Cybersecurity Experience Aims for Top Cyber Job Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 5, 2025 Sean Cairncross, a former Republican National Committee executive with no cybersecurity experience, told lawmakers Thursday he would coordinate cyber policy across federal agencies and the private sector if confirmed as U.S. National Cyber Director.
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I went to Paris for the Olympics, and wrote all about it for @ISMG_News! The 2024 Games were a cyber phenomenon, relying on a vast infrastructure to thwart security risks aimed at shutting down the global spectacle. As the saying goes, "good security is when nothing happens."

France’s cyber #defense agency teamed up with governments and #security experts to identify and mitigate a historic level of both physical and cyber threats following years of preparation. Know more: https://t.co/KYE1hkxTcT #ISMGNews #cybersecurity @chrisriotta

Officials from the FBI and CIA told me how they're reforming hiring processes and implementing new incentives to recruit the next generation of the cyber workforce. My latest for @FCWnow https://t.co/MH97ytM5uv

The government is clearly behind the ball when it comes to responsible AI oversight. I joined @CNNBusiness today to discuss the military’s interest in AI-powered weapons and calls from Elon Musk and other technologists for a pause in AI development.

I talked with @chrisriotta about fully automated weapons and the current state of the global AI arms race https://t.co/Vqfr43ylpZ